Michoacán is 1.04× the size of Paraíba
Michoacán (state of Mexico) covers about 58,900 km² (22,700 mi²) and Paraíba (state of Brazil) about 56,500 km² (21,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 58,900km²Michoacán
- 56,500km²Paraíba
100 km
- Michoacán
- Paraíba
What fits
- Paraíba is 96% of the size of Michoacán.
- Michoacán is larger by 2,370 km² (913 mi²), which is 4.2% of the area of Paraíba.
- Measured in Belgiums: Michoacán is about 1.92, Paraíba about 1.84.
How they differ
- Michoacán also has the larger population: 4.6 million against 4.0 million, 1.15× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 78 in Michoacán against 70 in Paraíba: Michoacán is 1.11× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,700 km apart.
- Together Michoacán and Paraíba cover 115,000 km², close to the size of Benin (116,000 km², 0.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,370 km², is about the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km²).
- At Paraíba's density, Michoacán would have 4.1 million people (it has 4.6 million). At Michoacán's density, Paraíba would have 4.4 million (it has 4.0 million).
- Michoacán's centre is 26.3° of latitude, about 2,930 km, farther north than Paraíba's.
- Michoacán is the 16th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Paraíba is the 21st largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Michoacán lies about 26° of latitude (roughly 2,930 km) north of Paraíba, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Michoacán would have about 12,840 m² and each person in Paraíba about 14,220 m².
- Laid side by side, Michoacán and Paraíba would cover 115,000 km², about the same size as Benin.
- Together they have 8.6 million people, 1.03× as many people as Honduras.
Side by side
| Michoacán | Paraíba | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 58,900 km²22,700 mi² | 56,500 km²21,800 mi² |
| Official area | 58,600 km²Wikidata | 56,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 16th of 32in Mexico | 21st of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 4.6 millionWikidata, 2015 | 4.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 9th of 32in Mexico | 13th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 78 per km² | 70 per km² |
| Capital | Morelia | João Pessoa |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 20°N | 8°S to 6°S |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 58,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 58,900 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 56,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 56,500 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12