Puebla is 1.65× the size of Hesse
Puebla (state of Mexico) covers about 34,600 km² (13,400 mi²) and Hesse (state of Germany) about 21,000 km² (8,110 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 34,600km²Puebla
- 21,000km²Hesse
50 km
- Puebla
- Hesse
What fits
- Hesse is 61% of the size of Puebla.
- Puebla is larger by 13,600 km² (5,240 mi²), which is 65% of the area of Hesse.
- Measured in Belgiums: Puebla is about 1.13, Hesse about 0.69.
How they differ
- Puebla is larger, but Hesse has the larger population: 6.2 million against 6.2 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 295 in Hesse against 178 in Puebla: Hesse is 1.66× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,520 km apart.
- On a standard web map Hesse looks larger than Puebla: Puebla at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Hesse at 51°N about 2.5×, so the map shows Hesse as 1.35× the size of Puebla, when Puebla is 1.65× the size of Hesse.
- Together Puebla and Hesse cover 55,600 km², close to the size of Croatia (55,000 km², 1.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 13,600 km², is about the size of Montenegro (13,700 km²).
- At Hesse's density, Puebla would have 10.2 million people (it has 6.2 million). At Puebla's density, Hesse would have 3.7 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Hesse's centre is 31.6° of latitude, about 3,510 km, farther north than Puebla's.
- Puebla is the 21st largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Hesse is the 7th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.9% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Hesse lies about 32° of latitude (roughly 3,510 km) north of Puebla.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Puebla would have about 5,610 m² and each person in Hesse about 3,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Puebla and Hesse would cover 55,600 km², about the same size as Croatia.
- Together they have 12.4 million people, about as many people as Bolivia.
Side by side
| Puebla | Hesse | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 34,600 km²13,400 mi² | 21,000 km²8,110 mi² |
| Official area | 34,300 km²Wikidata | 21,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 21st of 32in Mexico | 7th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2015 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 32in Mexico | 5th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 178 per km² | 295 per km² |
| Capital | Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza | Wiesbaden |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 21°N | 49°N to 52°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 34,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 34,600 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 21,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 21,000 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