Nevada is 1.16× the size of Chihuahua
Nevada (state of the United States) covers about 287,000 km² (111,000 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.
- 287,000km²Nevada
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
200 km
- Nevada
- Chihuahua
What fits
- Chihuahua is 86% of the size of Nevada.
- Nevada is larger by 39,100 km² (15,100 mi²), which is 16% of the area of Chihuahua.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nevada is about 9.36, Chihuahua about 8.09.
How they differ
- Nevada is larger, but Chihuahua has the larger population: 3.6 million against 3.1 million, 1.15× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 14 in Chihuahua against 11 in Nevada: Chihuahua is 1.33× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,500 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nevada at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Chihuahua at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Nevada as 1.49× the size of Chihuahua instead of 1.16×.
- Together Nevada and Chihuahua cover 535,000 km², close to the size of France (548,000 km², 2.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 39,100 km², is about the size of Bhutan (40,400 km²).
- At Chihuahua's density, Nevada would have 4.1 million people (it has 3.1 million). At Nevada's density, Chihuahua would have 2.7 million (it has 3.6 million).
- Nevada's centre is 10.5° of latitude, about 1,170 km, farther north than Chihuahua's.
- Nevada is the 7th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 43rd 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.
- Nevada lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,170 km) north of Chihuahua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nevada would have about 92,470 m² and each person in Chihuahua about 69,720 m².
- Laid side by side, Nevada and Chihuahua would cover 535,000 km², about the same size as France.
- Together they have 6.7 million people, about as many people as Serbia.
Side by side
| Nevada | Chihuahua | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 287,000 km²111,000 mi² | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² |
| Official area | 286,000 km²Wikidata | 247,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 51in the United States | 1st of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 3.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 32nd of 51in the United States | 11th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 11 per km² | 14 per km² |
| Capital | Carson City | Chihuahua City |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 42°N | 26°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 286,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 287,000 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