North Carolina is 1.05× the size of Durango
North Carolina (state of the United States) covers about 128,000 km² (49,300 mi²) and Durango (state of Mexico) about 121,000 km² (46,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 128,000km²North Carolina
- 121,000km²Durango
200 km
- North Carolina
- Durango
What fits
- Durango is 95% of the size of North Carolina.
- North Carolina is larger by 6,640 km² (2,560 mi²), which is 5.5% of the area of Durango.
- Measured in Belgiums: North Carolina is about 4.16, Durango about 3.95.
How they differ
- North Carolina also has the larger population: 10.4 million against 1.8 million, 5.95× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 82 in North Carolina against 14 in Durango: North Carolina is 5.64× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,710 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: North Carolina at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Durango at 25°N about 1.2×, so the map shows North Carolina as 1.31× the size of Durango instead of 1.05×.
- Together North Carolina and Durango cover 249,000 km², close to the size of Guinea (244,000 km², 1.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 6,640 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Durango's density, North Carolina would have 1.9 million people (it has 10.4 million). At North Carolina's density, Durango would have 9.9 million (it has 1.8 million).
- North Carolina's centre is 10.6° of latitude, about 1,180 km, farther north than Durango's.
- North Carolina is the 30th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Durango is the 4th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 6.2% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- North Carolina lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,180 km) north of Durango.
- Shared out evenly, each person in North Carolina would have about 12,230 m² and each person in Durango about 68,970 m².
- Laid side by side, North Carolina and Durango would cover 249,000 km², about the same size as Guinea.
- Together they have 12.2 million people, about as many people as Bolivia.
Side by side
| North Carolina | Durango | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 128,000 km²49,300 mi² | 121,000 km²46,700 mi² |
| Official area | 139,000 km²Wikidata | 123,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 30th of 51in the United States | 4th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 10.4 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 9th of 51in the United States | 25th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 82 per km² | 14 per km² |
| Capital | Raleigh | Victoria de Durango |
| Latitude range | 34°N to 37°N | 22°N to 27°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 128,000 km² is 8.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 139,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 123,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 121,000 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