Yucatán is 1.51× the size of Maryland

Yucatán (state of Mexico) covers about 38,400 km² (14,800 mi²) and Maryland (state of the United States) about 25,500 km² (9,830 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

38,400km²Yucatán
25,500km²Maryland

100 km

Yucatán
Maryland

What fits

Maryland is 66% of the size of Yucatán.
Yucatán is larger by 12,900 km² (4,990 mi²), which is 51% of the area of Maryland.
Measured in Belgiums: Yucatán is about 1.25, Maryland about 0.83.

How they differ

Yucatán is larger, but Maryland has the larger population: 6.2 million against 2.3 million, 2.66× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 243 in Maryland against 60 in Yucatán: Maryland is 4.01× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 2,340 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Yucatán at 21°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Maryland at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Yucatán as 1.04× the size of Maryland instead of 1.51×.
Together Yucatán and Maryland cover 63,800 km², close to the size of Latvia (64,600 km², 1.1% bigger).
The gap between them, 12,900 km², is about the size of Bahamas (12,600 km²).
At Maryland's density, Yucatán would have 9.3 million people (it has 2.3 million). At Yucatán's density, Maryland would have 1.5 million (it has 6.2 million).
Maryland's centre is 18.3° of latitude, about 2,030 km, farther north than Yucatán's.
Yucatán is the 20th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
Maryland is the 42nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
Maryland lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 2,030 km) north of Yucatán.
Shared out evenly, each person in Yucatán would have about 16,540 m² and each person in Maryland about 4,120 m².
Laid side by side, Yucatán and Maryland would cover 63,800 km², about the same size as Latvia.
Together they have 8.5 million people, about as many people as Honduras.

Side by side

	Yucatán	Maryland
Is a	StateMexico	StateUnited States
Area, measured	38,400 km²14,800 mi²	25,500 km²9,830 mi²
Official area	39,600 km²Wikidata	32,100 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	20th of 32in Mexico	42nd of 51in the United States
Population	2.3 millionWikidata, 2020	6.2 millionWikidata, 2020
Rank by population	21st of 32in Mexico	18th of 51in the United States
Density	60 per km²	243 per km²
Capital	Mérida	Annapolis
Latitude range	20°N to 22°N	38°N to 40°N

Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 38,400 km² is 3.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 39,600 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
Our measured 25,500 km² is 21% below Wikidata's official figure of 32,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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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

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