Sonora is 1.02× the size of Guangdong
Sonora (state of Mexico) covers about 179,000 km² (69,200 mi²) and Guangdong (province of China) about 175,000 km² (67,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 179,000km²Sonora
- 175,000km²Guangdong
200 km
- Sonora
- Guangdong
What fits
- Guangdong is 98% of the size of Sonora.
- Sonora is larger by 3,690 km² (1,420 mi²), which is 2.1% of the area of Guangdong.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sonora is about 5.84, Guangdong about 5.72.
How they differ
- Sonora is larger, but Guangdong has the larger population: 126.0 million against 2.9 million, 44.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 718 in Guangdong against 16 in Sonora: Guangdong is 45.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,500 km apart.
- Together Sonora and Guangdong cover 355,000 km², close to the size of Germany (358,000 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,690 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Guangdong's density, Sonora would have 128.7 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Sonora's density, Guangdong would have 2.8 million (it has 126.0 million).
- Sonora's centre is 6.3° of latitude, about 700 km, farther north than Guangdong'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.
- Guangdong is the 15th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Sonora lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 703 km) north of Guangdong.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sonora would have about 62,860 m² and each person in Guangdong about 1,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Sonora and Guangdong would cover 355,000 km², about the same size as Germany.
- Together they have 128.9 million people, about as many people as Ethiopia.
Side by side
| Sonora | Guangdong | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 179,000 km²69,200 mi² | 175,000 km²67,800 mi² |
| Official area | 180,000 km²Wikidata | 180,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 32in Mexico | 15th of 31in China |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 | 126.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 32in Mexico | 1st of 31in China |
| Density | 16 per km² | 718 per km² |
| Capital | Hermosillo | Guangzhou |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 32°N | 20°N to 26°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 180,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 179,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 175,000 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 180,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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