São Paulo and Chihuahua are almost exactly the same size
São Paulo (state of Brazil) covers about 249,000 km² (96,000 mi²) and Chihuahua (state of Mexico) about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 249,000km²São Paulo
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
200 km
- São Paulo
- Chihuahua
What fits
- Chihuahua is 100% of the size of São Paulo.
- The measured areas differ by 657 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: São Paulo is about 8.11, Chihuahua about 8.09.
How they differ
- São Paulo also has the larger population: 44.4 million against 3.6 million, 12.5× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 179 in São Paulo against 14 in Chihuahua: São Paulo is 12.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,390 km apart.
- On a standard web map Chihuahua looks larger than São Paulo: São Paulo at 22°S is drawn about 1.2× too large and Chihuahua at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Chihuahua as 1.11× the size of São Paulo, when São Paulo is 1.00× the size of Chihuahua.
- Together São Paulo and Chihuahua cover 497,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 0.6% bigger).
- At Chihuahua's density, São Paulo would have 3.6 million people (it has 44.4 million). At São Paulo's density, Chihuahua would have 44.3 million (it has 3.6 million).
- Chihuahua's centre is 51.1° of latitude, about 5,680 km, farther north than São Paulo's.
- São Paulo is the 12th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 2.9% of its area; it is the 3rd 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.
- Chihuahua lies about 51° of latitude (roughly 5,680 km) north of São Paulo, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in São Paulo would have about 5,600 m² and each person in Chihuahua about 69,720 m².
- Laid side by side, São Paulo and Chihuahua would cover 497,000 km², about the same size as Spain.
- Together they have 48.0 million people, about as many people as Kenya.
Side by side
| São Paulo | Chihuahua | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 249,000 km²96,000 mi² | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² |
| Official area | 248,000 km²Wikidata | 247,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 27in Brazil | 1st of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 44.4 millionWikidata, 2022 | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 27in Brazil | 11th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 179 per km² | 14 per km² |
| Capital | São Paulo | Chihuahua City |
| Latitude range | 25°S to 20°S | 26°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 248,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 249,000 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