Nuevo León is 1.01× the size of Latvia
Nuevo León (state of Mexico) covers about 65,000 km² (25,100 mi²) and Latvia (Europe) about 64,600 km² (24,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 65,000km²Nuevo León
- 64,600km²Latvia
100 km
- Nuevo León
- Latvia
What fits
- Latvia is 99% of the size of Nuevo León.
- Nuevo León is larger by 408 km² (157 mi²), which is 0.6% of the area of Latvia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nuevo León is about 2.12, Latvia about 2.11.
How they differ
- Nuevo León also has the larger population: 5.2 million against 1.8 million, 2.81× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 80 in Nuevo León against 29 in Latvia: Nuevo León is 2.80× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,500 km apart.
- On a standard web map Latvia looks larger than Nuevo León: Nuevo León at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Latvia at 57°N about 3.3×, so the map shows Latvia as 2.71× the size of Nuevo León, when Nuevo León is 1.01× the size of Latvia.
- Together Nuevo León and Latvia cover 130,000 km², close to the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km², 0.7% smaller).
- At Latvia's density, Nuevo León would have 1.9 million people (it has 5.2 million). At Nuevo León's density, Latvia would have 5.2 million (it has 1.8 million).
- Latvia's centre is 31.3° of latitude, about 3,480 km, farther north than Nuevo León's.
- Nuevo León is the 13th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.3% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Latvia ranks 126th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Latvia lies about 31° of latitude (roughly 3,480 km) north of Nuevo León.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nuevo León would have about 12,520 m² and each person in Latvia about 35,000 m².
- Laid side by side, Nuevo León and Latvia would cover 130,000 km², about the same size as Nicaragua.
- Together they have 7.0 million people, about as many people as Laos.
- Counted as a country, Nuevo León would rank 124th by area and 122nd by population.
Side by side
| Nuevo León | Latvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 65,000 km²25,100 mi² | 64,600 km²24,900 mi² |
| Official area | 64,200 km²Wikidata | 64,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 32in Mexico | 125th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.2 millionWikidata, 2015 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2026 |
| Rank by population | 8th of 32in Mexico | 151st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 80 per km² | 29 per km² |
| Capital | Monterrey | Riga |
| Latitude range | 23°N to 28°N | 56°N to 58°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2026. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 64,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 65,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 64,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 64,600 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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