Bahia is 1.16× the size of Sichuan
Bahia (state of Brazil) covers about 560,000 km² (216,000 mi²) and Sichuan (province of China) about 485,000 km² (187,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 560,000km²Bahia
- 485,000km²Sichuan
200 km
- Bahia
- Sichuan
What fits
- Sichuan is 87% of the size of Bahia.
- Bahia is larger by 75,200 km² (29,000 mi²), which is 16% of the area of Sichuan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Bahia is about 18.3, Sichuan about 15.8.
How they differ
- Bahia is larger, but Sichuan has the larger population: 83.7 million against 14.1 million, 5.92× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 173 in Sichuan against 25 in Bahia: Sichuan is 6.84× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,800 km apart.
- On a standard web map Sichuan looks larger than Bahia: Bahia at 12°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Sichuan at 31°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Sichuan as 1.11× the size of Bahia, when Bahia is 1.16× the size of Sichuan.
- Together Bahia and Sichuan cover 1,045,000 km², close to the size of Mauritania (1,036,000 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 75,200 km², is about the size of Panama (74,500 km²).
- At Sichuan's density, Bahia would have 96.7 million people (it has 14.1 million). At Bahia's density, Sichuan would have 12.2 million (it has 83.7 million).
- Sichuan's centre is 43.1° of latitude, about 4,790 km, farther north than Bahia's.
- Bahia is the 5th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 6.6% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Sichuan is the 5th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 5.2% of its area; it is the 22nd most densely populated of them.
- Sichuan lies about 43° of latitude (roughly 4,790 km) north of Bahia, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Bahia would have about 39,600 m² and each person in Sichuan about 5,790 m².
- Laid side by side, Bahia and Sichuan would cover 1,045,000 km², about the same size as Mauritania.
- Together they have 97.8 million people, about as many people as Vietnam.
Side by side
| Bahia | Sichuan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 560,000 km²216,000 mi² | 485,000 km²187,000 mi² |
| Official area | 566,000 km²Wikidata | 485,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 27in Brazil | 5th of 31in China |
| Population | 14.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 83.7 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 27in Brazil | 5th of 31in China |
| Density | 25 per km² | 173 per km² |
| Capital | Salvador | Chengdu |
| Latitude range | 18°S to 9°S | 26°N to 34°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 566,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 560,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 485,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 485,000 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