Wyoming is 1.02× the size of Chihuahua
Wyoming (state of the United States) covers about 253,000 km² (97,900 mi²) and Chihuahua (state of Mexico) about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 253,000km²Wyoming
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
200 km
- Wyoming
- Chihuahua
What fits
- Chihuahua is 98% of the size of Wyoming.
- Wyoming is larger by 5,500 km² (2,120 mi²), which is 2.2% of the area of Chihuahua.
- Measured in Belgiums: Wyoming is about 8.26, Chihuahua about 8.09.
How they differ
- Wyoming is larger, but Chihuahua has the larger population: 3.6 million against 577,000, 6.17× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 14 in Chihuahua against 2.3 in Wyoming: Chihuahua is 6.30× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,580 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Wyoming at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Chihuahua at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Wyoming as 1.47× the size of Chihuahua instead of 1.02×.
- Together Wyoming and Chihuahua cover 501,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,500 km², is about the size of Cyprus (5,400 km²).
- At Chihuahua's density, Wyoming would have 3.6 million people (it has 577,000). At Wyoming's density, Chihuahua would have 564,000 (it has 3.6 million).
- Wyoming's centre is 14.2° of latitude, about 1,580 km, farther north than Chihuahua's.
- Wyoming is the 9th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.7% of its area; it is the 50th most densely populated of them.
- Chihuahua is the largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 13% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Wyoming lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,580 km) north of Chihuahua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Wyoming would have about 439,430 m² and each person in Chihuahua about 69,720 m².
- Laid side by side, Wyoming and Chihuahua would cover 501,000 km², about the same size as Spain.
- Together they have 4.1 million people, 1.05× as many people as Georgia.
Side by side
| Wyoming | Chihuahua | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 253,000 km²97,900 mi² | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² |
| Official area | 253,000 km²Wikidata | 247,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 9th of 51in the United States | 1st of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 577,000Wikidata, 2020 | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 51st of 51in the United States | 11th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 2.3 per km² | 14 per km² |
| Capital | Cheyenne | Chihuahua City |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 45°N | 26°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 253,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 253,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 247,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 248,000 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