Sonora is 1.06× the size of Wisconsin
Sonora (state of Mexico) covers about 179,000 km² (69,200 mi²) and Wisconsin (state of the United States) about 169,000 km² (65,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 179,000km²Sonora
- 169,000km²Wisconsin
200 km
- Sonora
- Wisconsin
What fits
- Wisconsin is 95% of the size of Sonora.
- Sonora is larger by 9,790 km² (3,780 mi²), which is 5.8% of the area of Wisconsin.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sonora is about 5.84, Wisconsin about 5.52.
How they differ
- Sonora is larger, but Wisconsin has the larger population: 5.9 million against 2.9 million, 2.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 35 in Wisconsin against 16 in Sonora: Wisconsin is 2.19× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,490 km apart.
- On a standard web map Wisconsin looks larger than Sonora: Sonora at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Wisconsin at 45°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Wisconsin as 1.41× the size of Sonora, when Sonora is 1.06× the size of Wisconsin.
- Together Sonora and Wisconsin cover 349,000 km², close to the size of Republic of the Congo (345,000 km², 1.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 9,790 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Wisconsin's density, Sonora would have 6.2 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Sonora's density, Wisconsin would have 2.7 million (it has 5.9 million).
- Wisconsin's centre is 14.9° of latitude, about 1,660 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.
- Wisconsin is the 22nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 28th most densely populated of them.
- Wisconsin lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,660 km) north of Sonora.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sonora would have about 62,860 m² and each person in Wisconsin about 28,740 m².
- Laid side by side, Sonora and Wisconsin would cover 349,000 km², about the same size as the Republic of the Congo.
- Together they have 8.7 million people, about as many people as Papua New Guinea.
Side by side
| Sonora | Wisconsin | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 179,000 km²69,200 mi² | 169,000 km²65,400 mi² |
| Official area | 180,000 km²Wikidata | 170,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 32in Mexico | 22nd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 | 5.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 32in Mexico | 20th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 16 per km² | 35 per km² |
| Capital | Hermosillo | Madison |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 32°N | 42°N to 47°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 170,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 169,000 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