Virginia is 1.13× the size of Oaxaca
Virginia (state of the United States) covers about 104,000 km² (40,000 mi²) and Oaxaca (state of Mexico) about 92,200 km² (35,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 104,000km²Virginia
- 92,200km²Oaxaca
200 km
- Virginia
- Oaxaca
What fits
- Oaxaca is 89% of the size of Virginia.
- Virginia is larger by 11,600 km² (4,470 mi²), which is 13% of the area of Oaxaca.
- Measured in Belgiums: Virginia is about 3.38, Oaxaca about 3.00.
How they differ
- Virginia also has the larger population: 8.6 million against 4.0 million, 2.18× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 83 in Virginia against 43 in Oaxaca: Virginia is 1.93× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,860 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Virginia at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Oaxaca at 17°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Virginia as 1.64× the size of Oaxaca instead of 1.13×.
- Together Virginia and Oaxaca cover 196,000 km², close to the size of Senegal (196,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 11,600 km², is about the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km²).
- At Oaxaca's density, Virginia would have 4.5 million people (it has 8.6 million). At Virginia's density, Oaxaca would have 7.7 million (it has 4.0 million).
- Virginia's centre is 20.6° of latitude, about 2,290 km, farther north than Oaxaca's.
- Virginia is the 37th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Oaxaca is the 5th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 4.7% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Virginia lies about 21° of latitude (roughly 2,290 km) north of Oaxaca.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Virginia would have about 12,020 m² and each person in Oaxaca about 23,230 m².
- Laid side by side, Virginia and Oaxaca would cover 196,000 km², about the same size as Senegal.
- Together they have 12.6 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
Side by side
| Virginia | Oaxaca | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 104,000 km²40,000 mi² | 92,200 km²35,600 mi² |
| Official area | 111,000 km²Wikidata | 93,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 37th of 51in the United States | 5th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 8.6 millionWikidata, 2020 | 4.0 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 51in the United States | 10th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 83 per km² | 43 per km² |
| Capital | Richmond | Oaxaca de Juárez |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 39°N | 16°N to 19°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 104,000 km² is 6.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 111,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 93,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 92,200 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