Basque Country is 1.05× the size of Shanghai

What fits

• Shanghai is 96% of the size of Basque Country.
• Basque Country is larger by 316 km² (122 mi²), which is 4.7% of the area of Shanghai.
• Measured in Belgiums: Basque Country is about 0.23, Shanghai about 0.22.

How they differ

• Basque Country is larger, but Shanghai has the larger population: 24.9 million against 2.2 million, 11.2× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 3,687 in Shanghai against 316 in Basque Country: Shanghai is 11.7× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 9,990 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: Basque Country at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Shanghai at 31°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Basque Country as 1.43× the size of Shanghai instead of 1.05×.
• Together Basque Country and Shanghai cover 13,800 km², close to the size of Montenegro (13,700 km², 0.6% smaller).
• The gap between them, 316 km², is about the size of Malta (326 km²).
• At Shanghai's density, Basque Country would have 26.0 million people (it has 2.2 million). At Basque Country's density, Shanghai would have 2.1 million (it has 24.9 million).
• Basque Country's centre is 11.9° of latitude, about 1,320 km, farther north than Shanghai's.
• Basque Country is the 14th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
• Shanghai is the 31st largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
• Basque Country lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,320 km) north of Shanghai.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Basque Country would have about 3,170 m² and each person in Shanghai about 270 m².
• Laid side by side, Basque Country and Shanghai would cover 13,800 km², about the same size as Montenegro.
• Together they have 27.1 million people, about as many people as Australia.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Our measured 7,060 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 7,230 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
• Our measured 6,750 km² is 6.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 6,340 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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