Washington State is 1.84× the size of Castile and León

What fits

• Castile and León is 54% of the size of Washington State.
• Washington State is larger by 79,300 km² (30,600 mi²), which is 84% of the area of Castile and León.
• Measured in Belgiums: Washington State is about 5.68, Castile and León about 3.09.

How they differ

• Washington State also has the larger population: 7.7 million against 2.4 million, 3.23× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 44 in Washington State against 25 in Castile and León: Washington State is 1.76× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 8,260 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: Washington State at 47°N is drawn about 2.2× too large and Castile and León at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Washington State as 2.23× the size of Castile and León instead of 1.84×.
• Together Washington State and Castile and León cover 269,000 km², close to the size of New Zealand (268,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
• The gap between them, 79,300 km², is about the size of Czechia (78,800 km²).
• At Castile and León's density, Washington State would have 4.4 million people (it has 7.7 million). At Washington State's density, Castile and León would have 4.2 million (it has 2.4 million).
• Washington State's centre is 5.6° of latitude, about 630 km, farther north than Castile and León's.
• Washington State is the 21st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 22nd most densely populated of them.
• Castile and León is the largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 19% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
• Washington State lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 626 km) north of Castile and León.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Washington State would have about 22,600 m² and each person in Castile and León about 39,690 m².
• Laid side by side, Washington State and Castile and León would cover 269,000 km², about the same size as New Zealand.
• Together they have 10.1 million people, about as many people as Azerbaijan.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Our measured 174,000 km² is 5.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 185,000 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 94,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,800 km², to within 2%.

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