West Virginia is 1.10× the size of Campeche
West Virginia (state of the United States) covers about 62,700 km² (24,200 mi²) and Campeche (state of Mexico) about 57,100 km² (22,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 62,700km²West Virginia
- 57,100km²Campeche
100 km
- West Virginia
- Campeche
What fits
- Campeche is 91% of the size of West Virginia.
- West Virginia is larger by 5,590 km² (2,160 mi²), which is 9.8% of the area of Campeche.
- Measured in Belgiums: West Virginia is about 2.05, Campeche about 1.86.
How they differ
- West Virginia also has the larger population: 1.8 million against 928,000, 1.93× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 29 in West Virginia against 16 in Campeche: West Virginia is 1.76× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,390 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: West Virginia at 39°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Campeche at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows West Virginia as 1.61× the size of Campeche instead of 1.10×.
- Together West Virginia and Campeche cover 120,000 km², close to the size of Malawi (119,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,590 km², is about the size of Brunei (5,720 km²).
- At Campeche's density, West Virginia would have 1.0 million people (it has 1.8 million). At West Virginia's density, Campeche would have 1.6 million (it has 928,000).
- West Virginia's centre is 19.8° of latitude, about 2,200 km, farther north than Campeche's.
- West Virginia is the 41st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Campeche is the 18th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 2.9% of its area; it is the 28th most densely populated of them.
- West Virginia lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,200 km) north of Campeche.
- Shared out evenly, each person in West Virginia would have about 34,980 m² and each person in Campeche about 61,550 m².
- Laid side by side, West Virginia and Campeche would cover 120,000 km², about the same size as Malawi.
- Together they have 2.7 million people, about as many people as Jamaica.
Side by side
| West Virginia | Campeche | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 62,700 km²24,200 mi² | 57,100 km²22,100 mi² |
| Official area | 62,800 km²Wikidata | 57,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 41st of 51in the United States | 18th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 928,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 39th of 51in the United States | 30th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 29 per km² | 16 per km² |
| Capital | Charleston | San Francisco de Campeche |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 41°N | 18°N to 21°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 62,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 62,700 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 57,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 57,100 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