Oregon is 1.02× the size of Chihuahua
Oregon (state of the United States) covers about 252,000 km² (97,300 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.
- 252,000km²Oregon
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
200 km
- Oregon
- Chihuahua
What fits
- Chihuahua is 98% of the size of Oregon.
- Oregon is larger by 3,900 km² (1,510 mi²), which is 1.6% of the area of Chihuahua.
- Measured in Belgiums: Oregon is about 8.21, Chihuahua about 8.09.
How they differ
- Oregon also has the larger population: 4.2 million against 3.6 million, 1.19× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 17 in Oregon against 14 in Chihuahua: Oregon is 1.17× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Oregon at 44°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Chihuahua at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Oregon as 1.50× the size of Chihuahua instead of 1.02×.
- Together Oregon and Chihuahua cover 500,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,900 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Chihuahua's density, Oregon would have 3.6 million people (it has 4.2 million). At Oregon's density, Chihuahua would have 4.2 million (it has 3.6 million).
- Oregon's centre is 15.1° of latitude, about 1,680 km, farther north than Chihuahua's.
- Oregon is the 10th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.7% of its area; it is the 39th 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.
- Oregon lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,680 km) north of Chihuahua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Oregon would have about 59,450 m² and each person in Chihuahua about 69,720 m².
- Laid side by side, Oregon and Chihuahua would cover 500,000 km², about the same size as Spain.
- Together they have 7.8 million people, about as many people as Togo.
Side by side
| Oregon | Chihuahua | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 252,000 km²97,300 mi² | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² |
| Official area | 255,000 km²Wikidata | 247,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 10th of 51in the United States | 1st of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 4.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 27th of 51in the United States | 11th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 17 per km² | 14 per km² |
| Capital | Salem | Chihuahua City |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 46°N | 26°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 255,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 252,000 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