Veracruz is 2.22× the size of Catalonia
Veracruz (state of Mexico) covers about 71,000 km² (27,400 mi²) and Catalonia (autonomous community of Spain) about 32,000 km² (12,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 71,000km²Veracruz
- 32,000km²Catalonia
100 km
- Veracruz
- Catalonia
What fits
- Catalonia fits inside Veracruz about 2.22 times by area.
- Veracruz is larger by 39,000 km² (15,100 mi²), which is 122% of the area of Catalonia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Veracruz is about 2.31, Catalonia about 1.04.
How they differ
- Veracruz also has the larger population: 8.1 million against 8.0 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 251 in Catalonia against 114 in Veracruz: Catalonia is 2.20× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,210 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Veracruz at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Catalonia at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Veracruz as 1.39× the size of Catalonia instead of 2.22×.
- Together Veracruz and Catalonia cover 103,000 km², close to the size of Iceland (102,000 km², 0.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 39,000 km², is about the size of Bhutan (40,400 km²).
- At Catalonia's density, Veracruz would have 17.8 million people (it has 8.1 million). At Veracruz's density, Catalonia would have 3.7 million (it has 8.0 million).
- Catalonia's centre is 22.4° of latitude, about 2,490 km, farther north than Veracruz's.
- Veracruz is the 12th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.6% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Catalonia is the 6th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 6.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Catalonia lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,490 km) north of Veracruz.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Veracruz would have about 8,750 m² and each person in Catalonia about 3,980 m².
- Laid side by side, Veracruz and Catalonia would cover 103,000 km², about the same size as Iceland.
- Together they have 16.1 million people, 96% as many people as Senegal.
Side by side
| Veracruz | Catalonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 71,000 km²27,400 mi² | 32,000 km²12,300 mi² |
| Official area | 71,800 km²Wikidata | 31,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 32in Mexico | 6th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 8.1 millionWikidata, 2015 | 8.0 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 32in Mexico | 2nd of 19in Spain |
| Density | 114 per km² | 251 per km² |
| Capital | Xalapa | Barcelona |
| Latitude range | 17°N to 22°N | 41°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 71,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 71,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 31,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 32,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Catalonia is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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