Washington State is 3.06× the size of Togo

What fits

• Togo fits inside Washington State about 3.06 times by area.
• Washington State is larger by 117,000 km² (45,300 mi²), which is 206% of the area of Togo.
• Measured in Belgiums: Washington State is about 5.68, Togo about 1.85.

How they differ

• Washington State is larger, but Togo has the larger population: 7.8 million against 7.7 million, 1.01× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 137 in Togo against 44 in Washington State: Togo is 3.10× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 11,600 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: Washington State at 47°N is drawn about 2.2× too large and Togo at 9°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Washington State as 6.53× the size of Togo instead of 3.06×.
• Together Washington State and Togo cover 231,000 km², close to the size of Laos (228,000 km², 1.2% smaller).
• The gap between them, 117,000 km², is about the size of Benin (116,000 km²).
• At Togo's density, Washington State would have 23.9 million people (it has 7.7 million). At Washington State's density, Togo would have 2.5 million (it has 7.8 million).
• Washington State's centre is 38.9° of latitude, about 4,320 km, farther north than Togo'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.
• Togo ranks 127th of 246 countries and territories by area.
• Washington State lies about 39° of latitude (roughly 4,320 km) north of Togo.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Washington State would have about 22,600 m² and each person in Togo about 7,290 m².
• Laid side by side, Washington State and Togo would cover 231,000 km², about the same size as Laos.
• Together they have 15.5 million people, about as many people as Zimbabwe.
• Counted as a country, Washington State would rank 91st by area and 102nd by population.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2017. 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 56,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 56,900 km², to within 2%.

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