Sonora is 30.9× the size of Federal District
Sonora (state of Mexico) covers about 179,000 km² (69,200 mi²) and Federal District (federal district of Brazil) about 5,790 km² (2,240 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 179,000km²Sonora
- 5,790km²Federal District
200 km
- Sonora
- Federal District
What fits
- Federal District fits inside Sonora about 30.9 times by area.
- Sonora is larger by 173,000 km² (66,900 mi²), which is 2,993% of the area of Federal District.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sonora is about 5.84, Federal District about 0.19.
How they differ
- Sonora also has the larger population: 2.9 million against 2.8 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 486 in Federal District against 16 in Sonora: Federal District is 30.6× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,430 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Sonora at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Federal District at 16°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Sonora as 38.0× the size of Federal District instead of 30.9×.
- Together Sonora and Federal District cover 185,000 km², close to the size of Syria (186,000 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 173,000 km², is about the size of Uruguay (177,000 km²).
- At Federal District's density, Sonora would have 87.2 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Sonora's density, Federal District would have 92,000 (it has 2.8 million).
- Sonora's centre is 45.5° of latitude, about 5,050 km, farther north than Federal District's.
- Sonora is the 2nd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 9.2% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Federal District is the 27th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Sonora lies about 45° of latitude (roughly 5,050 km) north of Federal District, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sonora would have about 62,860 m² and each person in Federal District about 2,060 m².
- Laid side by side, Sonora and Federal District would cover 185,000 km², about the same size as Syria.
- Together they have 5.7 million people, about as many people as Finland.
Side by side
| Sonora | Federal District | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | Federal DistrictBrazil |
| Area, measured | 179,000 km²69,200 mi² | 5,790 km²2,240 mi² |
| Official area | 180,000 km²Wikidata | 5,760 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 32in Mexico | 27th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 | 2.8 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 32in Mexico | 20th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 16 per km² | 486 per km² |
| Capital | Hermosillo | Brasília |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 32°N | 16°S to 15°S |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 180,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 179,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 5,760 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,790 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