Sonora is 1.02× the size of Guizhou
Sonora (state of Mexico) covers about 179,000 km² (69,200 mi²) and Guizhou (province of China) about 175,000 km² (67,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 179,000km²Sonora
- 175,000km²Guizhou
200 km
- Sonora
- Guizhou
What fits
- Guizhou is 98% of the size of Sonora.
- Sonora is larger by 4,020 km² (1,550 mi²), which is 2.3% of the area of Guizhou.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sonora is about 5.84, Guizhou about 5.71.
How they differ
- Sonora is larger, but Guizhou has the larger population: 38.6 million against 2.9 million, 13.5× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 220 in Guizhou against 16 in Sonora: Guizhou is 13.8× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,600 km apart.
- Together Sonora and Guizhou cover 354,000 km², close to the size of Germany (358,000 km², 0.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 4,020 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Guizhou's density, Sonora would have 39.4 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Sonora's density, Guizhou would have 2.8 million (it has 38.6 million).
- Sonora's centre is 2.9° of latitude, about 320 km, farther north than Guizhou'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.
- Guizhou is the 16th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Sonora lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 319 km) north of Guizhou.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sonora would have about 62,860 m² and each person in Guizhou about 4,540 m².
- Laid side by side, Sonora and Guizhou would cover 354,000 km², about the same size as Germany.
- Together they have 41.4 million people, about as many people as Afghanistan.
Side by side
| Sonora | Guizhou | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 179,000 km²69,200 mi² | 175,000 km²67,600 mi² |
| Official area | 180,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 32in Mexico | 16th of 31in China |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 | 38.6 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 32in Mexico | 17th of 31in China |
| Density | 16 per km² | 220 per km² |
| Capital | Hermosillo | Guiyang |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 32°N | 25°N to 29°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%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 176,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 175,000 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