Washington State is 2.18× the size of Jalisco

What fits

• Jalisco fits inside Washington State about 2.18 times by area.
• Washington State is larger by 94,100 km² (36,300 mi²), which is 118% of the area of Jalisco.
• Measured in Belgiums: Washington State is about 5.68, Jalisco about 2.61.

How they differ

• Washington State is larger, but Jalisco has the larger population: 7.8 million against 7.7 million, 1.02× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 98 in Jalisco against 44 in Washington State: Jalisco is 2.22× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 3,340 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: Washington State at 47°N is drawn about 2.2× too large and Jalisco at 21°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Washington State as 4.16× the size of Jalisco instead of 2.18×.
• Together Washington State and Jalisco cover 254,000 km², close to the size of Ecuador (255,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
• The gap between them, 94,100 km², is about the size of Hungary (93,200 km²).
• At Jalisco's density, Washington State would have 17.1 million people (it has 7.7 million). At Washington State's density, Jalisco would have 3.5 million (it has 7.8 million).
• Washington State's centre is 26.8° of latitude, about 2,980 km, farther north than Jalisco'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.
• Jalisco is the 6th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
• Washington State lies about 27° of latitude (roughly 2,980 km) north of Jalisco.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Washington State would have about 22,600 m² and each person in Jalisco about 10,200 m².
• Laid side by side, Washington State and Jalisco would cover 254,000 km², about the same size as Ecuador.
• Together they have 15.6 million people, about as many people as Zimbabwe.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. 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 78,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 80,000 km², to within 2%.

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