Nebraska is 1.12× the size of Sonora
Nebraska (state of the United States) covers about 201,000 km² (77,600 mi²) and Sonora (state of Mexico) about 179,000 km² (69,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 201,000km²Nebraska
- 179,000km²Sonora
200 km
- Nebraska
- Sonora
What fits
- Sonora is 89% of the size of Nebraska.
- Nebraska is larger by 21,800 km² (8,410 mi²), which is 12% of the area of Sonora.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nebraska is about 6.55, Sonora about 5.84.
How they differ
- Nebraska is larger, but Sonora has the larger population: 2.9 million against 2.0 million, 1.45× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 16 in Sonora against 9.8 in Nebraska: Sonora is 1.63× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,650 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nebraska at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Sonora at 30°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Nebraska as 1.51× the size of Sonora instead of 1.12×.
- Together Nebraska and Sonora cover 380,000 km², close to the size of Norway (382,000 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 21,800 km², is about the size of Djibouti (21,800 km²).
- At Sonora's density, Nebraska would have 3.2 million people (it has 2.0 million). At Nebraska's density, Sonora would have 1.7 million (it has 2.9 million).
- Nebraska's centre is 11.9° of latitude, about 1,320 km, farther north than Sonora's.
- Nebraska is the 16th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.1% of its area; it is the 44th most densely populated of them.
- Sonora is the 2nd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 9.2% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Nebraska lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,320 km) north of Sonora.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nebraska would have about 102,460 m² and each person in Sonora about 62,860 m².
- Laid side by side, Nebraska and Sonora would cover 380,000 km², about the same size as Norway.
- Together they have 4.8 million people, about as many people as Oman.
Side by side
| Nebraska | Sonora | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 201,000 km²77,600 mi² | 179,000 km²69,200 mi² |
| Official area | 201,000 km²Wikidata | 180,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 16th of 51in the United States | 2nd of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 37th of 51in the United States | 18th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 9.8 per km² | 16 per km² |
| Capital | Lincoln | Hermosillo |
| Latitude range | 40°N to 43°N | 26°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 201,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 201,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 180,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 179,000 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