Belarus is 1.25× the size of Henan
Belarus (Europe) covers about 207,000 km² (80,100 mi²) and Henan (province of China) about 166,000 km² (64,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 207,000km²Belarus
- 166,000km²Henan
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- Belarus
- Henan
What fits
- Henan is 80% of the size of Belarus.
- Belarus is larger by 41,400 km² (16,000 mi²), which is 25% of the area of Henan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Belarus is about 6.77, Henan about 5.42.
How they differ
- Belarus is larger, but Henan has the larger population: 99.4 million against 9.1 million, 11.0× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 598 in Henan against 44 in Belarus: Henan is 13.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,770 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belarus at 54°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Henan at 34°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Belarus as 2.44× the size of Henan instead of 1.25×.
- Together Belarus and Henan cover 374,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 0.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 41,400 km², is about the size of Switzerland (41,400 km²).
- At Henan's density, Belarus would have 124.1 million people (it has 9.1 million). At Belarus's density, Henan would have 7.3 million (it has 99.4 million).
- Belarus's centre is 19.6° of latitude, about 2,180 km, farther north than Henan's.
- Belarus ranks 86th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Henan is the 18th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Belarus lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,180 km) north of Henan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belarus would have about 22,910 m² and each person in Henan about 1,670 m².
- Laid side by side, Belarus and Henan would cover 374,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
- Together they have 108.4 million people, about as many people as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Counted as a country, Henan would rank 92nd by area and 16th by population.
Side by side
| Belarus | Henan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 207,000 km²80,100 mi² | 166,000 km²64,100 mi² |
| Official area | 208,000 km²Wikidata | 167,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 85th of 239worldwide | 18th of 31in China |
| Population | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2026 | 99.4 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 97th of 237worldwide | 3rd of 31in China |
| Density | 44 per km² | 598 per km² |
| Capital | Minsk | Zhengzhou |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 56°N | 31°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2026 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 208,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 207,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 167,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 166,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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