West Virginia is 1.07× the size of Michoacán
West Virginia (state of the United States) covers about 62,700 km² (24,200 mi²) and Michoacán (state of Mexico) about 58,900 km² (22,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 62,700km²West Virginia
- 58,900km²Michoacán
100 km
- West Virginia
- Michoacán
What fits
- Michoacán is 94% of the size of West Virginia.
- West Virginia is larger by 3,850 km² (1,490 mi²), which is 6.5% of the area of Michoacán.
- Measured in Belgiums: West Virginia is about 2.05, Michoacán about 1.92.
How they differ
- West Virginia is larger, but Michoacán has the larger population: 4.6 million against 1.8 million, 2.56× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 78 in Michoacán against 29 in West Virginia: Michoacán is 2.72× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,980 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: West Virginia at 39°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Michoacán at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows West Virginia as 1.56× the size of Michoacán instead of 1.07×.
- Together West Virginia and Michoacán cover 122,000 km², close to the size of North Korea (122,000 km², 0.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,850 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Michoacán's density, West Virginia would have 4.9 million people (it has 1.8 million). At West Virginia's density, Michoacán would have 1.7 million (it has 4.6 million).
- West Virginia's centre is 19.4° of latitude, about 2,160 km, farther north than Michoacán'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.
- Michoacán is the 16th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- West Virginia lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,160 km) north of Michoacán.
- Shared out evenly, each person in West Virginia would have about 34,980 m² and each person in Michoacán about 12,840 m².
- Laid side by side, West Virginia and Michoacán would cover 122,000 km², about the same size as North Korea.
- Together they have 6.4 million people, about as many people as Bulgaria.
Side by side
| West Virginia | Michoacán | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 62,700 km²24,200 mi² | 58,900 km²22,700 mi² |
| Official area | 62,800 km²Wikidata | 58,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 41st of 51in the United States | 16th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 4.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 39th of 51in the United States | 9th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 29 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Charleston | Morelia |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 41°N | 18°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. 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 58,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 58,900 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