State of Mexico is 1.34× the size of Beijing
State of Mexico (state of Mexico) covers about 21,800 km² (8,430 mi²) and Beijing (municipality of China) about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,800km²State of Mexico
- 16,300km²Beijing
50 km
- State of Mexico
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing is 74% of the size of State of Mexico.
- State of Mexico is larger by 5,570 km² (2,150 mi²), which is 34% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: State of Mexico is about 0.71, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- State of Mexico is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 16.2 million, 1.35× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 742 in State of Mexico: Beijing is 1.82× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,400 km apart.
- On a standard web map Beijing looks larger than State of Mexico: State of Mexico at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Beijing as 1.14× the size of State of Mexico, when State of Mexico is 1.34× the size of Beijing.
- Together State of Mexico and Beijing cover 38,100 km², close to the size of Netherlands (37,100 km², 2.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,570 km², is about the size of Brunei (5,720 km²).
- At Beijing's density, State of Mexico would have 29.4 million people (it has 16.2 million). At State of Mexico's density, Beijing would have 12.1 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Beijing's centre is 20.8° of latitude, about 2,310 km, farther north than State of Mexico's.
- State of Mexico is the 25th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Beijing is the 29th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Beijing lies about 21° of latitude (roughly 2,310 km) north of State of Mexico.
- Shared out evenly, each person in State of Mexico would have about 1,350 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, State of Mexico and Beijing would cover 38,100 km², about the same size as the Netherlands.
- Together they have 38.1 million people, about as many people as Iraq.
Side by side
| State of Mexico | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 21,800 km²8,430 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 22,400 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 25th of 32in Mexico | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 16.2 millionWikidata, 2015 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 32in Mexico | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 742 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Toluca de Lerdo | – |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 20°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 21,800 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 22,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 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