Sonora is 1.22× the size of Nepal
Sonora (state of Mexico) covers about 179,000 km² (69,200 mi²) and Nepal (Asia) about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 179,000km²Sonora
- 147,000km²Nepal
200 km
- Sonora
- Nepal
What fits
- Nepal is 82% of the size of Sonora.
- Sonora is larger by 32,100 km² (12,400 mi²), which is 22% of the area of Nepal.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sonora is about 5.84, Nepal about 4.80.
How they differ
- Sonora is larger, but Nepal has the larger population: 29.2 million against 2.9 million, 10.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 198 in Nepal against 16 in Sonora: Nepal is 12.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,400 km apart.
- Together Sonora and Nepal cover 326,000 km², close to the size of Malaysia (328,000 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 32,100 km², is about the size of Guinea-Bissau (32,800 km²).
- At Nepal's density, Sonora would have 35.5 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Sonora's density, Nepal would have 2.3 million (it has 29.2 million).
- Sonora's centre is 1.4° of latitude, about 160 km, farther north than Nepal'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.
- Nepal ranks 94th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 30°N and 28°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sonora would have about 62,860 m² and each person in Nepal about 5,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Sonora and Nepal would cover 326,000 km², about the same size as Malaysia.
- Together they have 32.0 million people, about as many people as Madagascar.
- Counted as a country, Sonora would rank 90th by area and 139th by population.
Side by side
| Sonora | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 179,000 km²69,200 mi² | 147,000 km²56,800 mi² |
| Official area | 180,000 km²Wikidata | 147,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 32in Mexico | 93rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 | 29.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 32in Mexico | 51st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 16 per km² | 198 per km² |
| Capital | Hermosillo | Kathmandu |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 32°N | 26°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2021. 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 147,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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