Montana is 1.53× the size of Chihuahua
Montana (state of the United States) covers about 379,000 km² (147,000 mi²) and Chihuahua (state of Mexico) about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 379,000km²Montana
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
200 km
- Montana
- Chihuahua
What fits
- Chihuahua is 65% of the size of Montana.
- Montana is larger by 132,000 km² (50,800 mi²), which is 53% of the area of Chihuahua.
- Measured in Belgiums: Montana is about 12.4, Chihuahua about 8.09.
How they differ
- Montana is larger, but Chihuahua has the larger population: 3.6 million against 1.1 million, 3.28× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 14 in Chihuahua against 2.9 in Montana: Chihuahua is 5.02× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,050 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Montana at 47°N is drawn about 2.2× too large and Chihuahua at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Montana as 2.53× the size of Chihuahua instead of 1.53×.
- Together Montana and Chihuahua cover 627,000 km², close to the size of South Sudan (627,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 132,000 km², is about the size of Greece (131,000 km²).
- At Chihuahua's density, Montana would have 5.4 million people (it has 1.1 million). At Montana's density, Chihuahua would have 708,000 (it has 3.6 million).
- Montana's centre is 18.2° of latitude, about 2,030 km, farther north than Chihuahua's.
- Montana is the 4th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 4.0% of its area; it is the 49th most densely populated of them.
- Chihuahua is the largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 13% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Montana lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 2,030 km) north of Chihuahua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Montana would have about 350,010 m² and each person in Chihuahua about 69,720 m².
- Laid side by side, Montana and Chihuahua would cover 627,000 km², about the same size as South Sudan.
- Together they have 4.6 million people, about as many people as Panama.
Side by side
| Montana | Chihuahua | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 379,000 km²147,000 mi² | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² |
| Official area | 381,000 km²Wikidata | 247,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 51in the United States | 1st of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 44th of 51in the United States | 11th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 2.9 per km² | 14 per km² |
| Capital | Helena | Chihuahua City |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 49°N | 26°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 381,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 379,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 247,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 248,000 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