Sonora is 1.03× the size of Washington State

What fits

• Washington State is 97% of the size of Sonora.
• Sonora is larger by 5,070 km² (1,960 mi²), which is 2.9% of the area of Washington State.
• Measured in Belgiums: Sonora is about 5.84, Washington State about 5.68.

How they differ

• Sonora is larger, but Washington State has the larger population: 7.7 million against 2.9 million, 2.70× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 44 in Washington State against 16 in Sonora: Washington State is 2.78× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 2,140 km apart.
• On a standard web map Washington State looks larger than Sonora: Sonora at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Washington State at 47°N about 2.2×, so the map shows Washington State as 1.60× the size of Sonora, when Sonora is 1.03× the size of Washington State.
• Together Sonora and Washington State cover 353,000 km², close to the size of Germany (358,000 km², 1.2% bigger).
• The gap between them, 5,070 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
• At Washington State's density, Sonora would have 7.9 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Sonora's density, Washington State would have 2.8 million (it has 7.7 million).
• Washington State's centre is 17.7° of latitude, about 1,970 km, farther north than Sonora'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.
• Washington State is the 21st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 22nd most densely populated of them.
• Washington State lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 1,970 km) north of Sonora.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Sonora would have about 62,860 m² and each person in Washington State about 22,600 m².
• Laid side by side, Sonora and Washington State would cover 353,000 km², about the same size as Germany.
• Together they have 10.6 million people, about as many people as Sweden.

Side by side

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 174,000 km² is 5.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 185,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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