State of Mexico is 1.04× the size of Hesse
State of Mexico (state of Mexico) covers about 21,800 km² (8,430 mi²) and Hesse (state of Germany) about 21,000 km² (8,110 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,800km²State of Mexico
- 21,000km²Hesse
50 km
- State of Mexico
- Hesse
What fits
- Hesse is 96% of the size of State of Mexico.
- State of Mexico is larger by 813 km² (314 mi²), which is 3.9% of the area of Hesse.
- Measured in Belgiums: State of Mexico is about 0.71, Hesse about 0.69.
How they differ
- State of Mexico also has the larger population: 16.2 million against 6.2 million, 2.61× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 742 in State of Mexico against 295 in Hesse: State of Mexico is 2.51× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,600 km apart.
- On a standard web map Hesse looks larger than State of Mexico: State of Mexico at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Hesse at 51°N about 2.5×, so the map shows Hesse as 2.13× the size of State of Mexico, when State of Mexico is 1.04× the size of Hesse.
- Together State of Mexico and Hesse cover 42,800 km², close to the size of Denmark (42,700 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 813 km², is about the size of Dominica (730 km²).
- At Hesse's density, State of Mexico would have 6.4 million people (it has 16.2 million). At State of Mexico's density, Hesse would have 15.6 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Hesse's centre is 31.2° of latitude, about 3,470 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.
- Hesse is the 7th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.9% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Hesse lies about 31° of latitude (roughly 3,470 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 Hesse about 3,390 m².
- Laid side by side, State of Mexico and Hesse would cover 42,800 km², about the same size as Denmark.
- Together they have 22.4 million people, about as many people as Mali.
Side by side
| State of Mexico | Hesse | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 21,800 km²8,430 mi² | 21,000 km²8,110 mi² |
| Official area | 22,400 km²Wikidata | 21,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 25th of 32in Mexico | 7th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 16.2 millionWikidata, 2015 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 32in Mexico | 5th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 742 per km² | 295 per km² |
| Capital | Toluca de Lerdo | Wiesbaden |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 20°N | 49°N to 52°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. 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 21,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 21,000 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