Andhra Pradesh is 1.03× the size of Shanxi
Andhra Pradesh (state of India) covers about 161,000 km² (62,000 mi²) and Shanxi (province of China) about 156,000 km² (60,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 161,000km²Andhra Pradesh
- 156,000km²Shanxi
200 km
- Andhra Pradesh
- Shanxi
What fits
- Shanxi is 97% of the size of Andhra Pradesh.
- Andhra Pradesh is larger by 4,490 km² (1,730 mi²), which is 2.9% of the area of Shanxi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Andhra Pradesh is about 5.24, Shanxi about 5.09.
How they differ
- Andhra Pradesh also has the larger population: 49.6 million against 34.9 million, 1.42× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 309 in Andhra Pradesh against 224 in Shanxi: Andhra Pradesh is 1.38× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,000 km apart.
- On a standard web map Shanxi looks larger than Andhra Pradesh: Andhra Pradesh at 16°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Shanxi at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Shanxi as 1.43× the size of Andhra Pradesh, when Andhra Pradesh is 1.03× the size of Shanxi.
- Together Andhra Pradesh and Shanxi cover 317,000 km², close to the size of Poland (313,000 km², 1.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 4,490 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Shanxi's density, Andhra Pradesh would have 35.9 million people (it has 49.6 million). At Andhra Pradesh's density, Shanxi would have 48.2 million (it has 34.9 million).
- Shanxi's centre is 21.8° of latitude, about 2,430 km, farther north than Andhra Pradesh's.
- Andhra Pradesh is the 7th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 5.1% of its area; it is the 20th most densely populated of them.
- Shanxi is the 19th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.7% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Shanxi lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,430 km) north of Andhra Pradesh.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Andhra Pradesh would have about 3,240 m² and each person in Shanxi about 4,470 m².
- Laid side by side, Andhra Pradesh and Shanxi would cover 317,000 km², about the same size as Poland.
- Together they have 84.5 million people, about as many people as Turkey.
Side by side
| Andhra Pradesh | Shanxi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 161,000 km²62,000 mi² | 156,000 km²60,300 mi² |
| Official area | 163,000 km²Wikidata | 156,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 36in India | 19th of 31in China |
| Population | 49.6 millionWikidata, 2011 | 34.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 10th of 36in India | 18th of 31in China |
| Density | 309 per km² | 224 per km² |
| Capital | Amaravati | Taiyuan |
| Latitude range | 13°N to 19°N | 35°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 163,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 161,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 156,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 156,000 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