Oaxaca is 1.63× the size of Paraíba
Oaxaca (state of Mexico) covers about 92,200 km² (35,600 mi²) and Paraíba (state of Brazil) about 56,500 km² (21,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 92,200km²Oaxaca
- 56,500km²Paraíba
100 km
- Oaxaca
- Paraíba
What fits
- Paraíba is 61% of the size of Oaxaca.
- Oaxaca is larger by 35,600 km² (13,800 mi²), which is 63% of the area of Paraíba.
- Measured in Belgiums: Oaxaca is about 3.00, Paraíba about 1.84.
How they differ
- Oaxaca is larger, but Paraíba has the larger population: 4.0 million against 4.0 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 70 in Paraíba against 43 in Oaxaca: Paraíba is 1.63× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,080 km apart.
- Together Oaxaca and Paraíba cover 149,000 km², close to the size of Nepal (147,000 km², 1.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 35,600 km², is about the size of Taiwan (36,200 km²).
- At Paraíba's density, Oaxaca would have 6.5 million people (it has 4.0 million). At Oaxaca's density, Paraíba would have 2.4 million (it has 4.0 million).
- Oaxaca's centre is 24.1° of latitude, about 2,680 km, farther north than Paraíba's.
- Oaxaca is the 5th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 4.7% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Paraíba is the 21st largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Oaxaca lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,680 km) north of Paraíba, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Oaxaca would have about 23,230 m² and each person in Paraíba about 14,220 m².
- Laid side by side, Oaxaca and Paraíba would cover 149,000 km², about the same size as Nepal.
- Together they have 7.9 million people, about as many people as Togo.
Side by side
| Oaxaca | Paraíba | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 92,200 km²35,600 mi² | 56,500 km²21,800 mi² |
| Official area | 93,800 km²Wikidata | 56,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 32in Mexico | 21st of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 4.0 millionWikidata, 2015 | 4.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 10th of 32in Mexico | 13th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 43 per km² | 70 per km² |
| Capital | Oaxaca de Juárez | João Pessoa |
| Latitude range | 16°N to 19°N | 8°S to 6°S |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 93,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 92,200 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 56,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 56,500 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