State of Mexico
Yucatán
Yucatán is a state of Mexico. It covers about 38,400 km² (14,800 mi²), the 20th largest of the 32 states in Natural Earth’s file for Mexico, and 1.03× the size of the Netherlands. About 2.3 million people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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- Yucatán
- Netherlands
Facts
| Area, measured | 38,400 km²14,800 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 39,600 km²Wikidata · 3.1% above our measure |
| Share of Mexico | 2.0%of the area of the 32 states |
| Rank by area | 20th of 32states of Mexico |
| Population | 2.3 millionWikidata, 2020 · the only figure Wikidata has; most units carry 2015 |
| Density | 60 people per km² |
| Capital | Mérida |
| Latitude range | 20°N to 22°N |
| Type | StateMX-YUC |
What the numbers say about Yucatán
- Yucatán covers 2.0% of the area of Mexico and ranks 21st of 32 by population, against 20th by area.
- It would take 51.0 states the size of Yucatán to cover Mexico.
- The largest, Chihuahua, is 6.46× the size of Yucatán; the smallest, Mexico City, is 3.6% of it.
- Closest in size within Mexico: Puebla (34,600 km², 1.11×) and Quintana Roo (43,900 km², 1.14×).
- Counted as a country, Yucatán would be larger than 104 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 136th by area, between Bhutan (40,400 km²) and the Netherlands (37,100 km²).
- With 2.3 million people it would rank 146th of 238 by population.
- Yucatán has 60 people per km², about the density of Tanzania, which has 61 per km².
- That makes Yucatán the 17th most densely populated of the 32 states, 98% of the average for Mexico (61 per km²).
- Wikidata holds no 2015 figure for Yucatán; the 2020 figure is the only one it has, so Yucatán is not counted the same way as the 24 states that carry 2015.
- Yucatán lies at 21°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Yucatán stretches about 219 km north to south and 303 km east to west.
- 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.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaHainan1.13× · 33,800 km²PeopleTibet64% · 3.6 million (2020)
- United StatesAreaMaryland1.51× · 25,500 km²PeopleNew Mexico1.10× · 2.1 million (2020)
- IndiaAreaKerala1.02× · 37,700 km²PeopleNagaland1.17× · 2.0 million (2011)
- GermanyAreaBaden-Württemberg1.06× · 36,100 km²PeopleSaxony-Anhalt1.08× · 2.1 million (2022)
- FranceAreaCentre-Val de Loire0.98× · 39,400 km²PeopleCentre-Val de Loire90% · 2.6 million (2022)
- ItalyAreaSicily (Italy)1.48× · 25,900 km²PeopleCalabria1.19× · 1.9 million (2019)
- SpainAreaExtremadura0.91× · 42,100 km²PeopleCastile and León0.97× · 2.4 million (2024)
- JapanAreanone within 2×PeopleMiyagi1.01× · 2.3 million (2021)
- BrazilAreaRio de Janeiro87% · 44,000 km²PeopleSergipe1.05× · 2.2 million (2022)
- CanadaAreaNova Scotia70% · 55,100 km²PeopleManitoba1.73× · 1.3 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreaTasmania (Australia)56% · 68,100 km²PeopleSouth Australia1.23× · 1.9 million (2024)
- ThailandAreaChiang Mai1.69× · 22,800 km²PeopleNakhon Ratchasima88% · 2.6 million (2020)
Where Yucatán sits in Mexico
All 32 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
Compare Yucatán
- Centre-Val de Loire vs Yucatán
- Yucatán vs Netherlands
- Bhutan vs Yucatán
- Switzerland vs Yucatán
- Yucatán vs Moldova
- Tasmania (Australia) vs Yucatán
- Nova Scotia vs Yucatán
- Yucatán vs Hainan
- Rio de Janeiro vs Yucatán
- Yucatán vs Maryland
- Yucatán vs Kerala
- Extremadura vs Yucatán
- Yucatán vs Baden-Württemberg
- Yucatán vs Sicily (Italy)
- Yucatán vs Chiang Mai
- Yucatán vs Miyagi
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2020. Mexico’s units share the 2015 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12