Belarus is 1.01× the size of Shaanxi
Belarus (Europe) covers about 207,000 km² (80,100 mi²) and Shaanxi (province of China) about 206,000 km² (79,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 207,000km²Belarus
- 206,000km²Shaanxi
200 km
- Belarus
- Shaanxi
What fits
- Shaanxi is 99% of the size of Belarus.
- Belarus is larger by 1,770 km² (683 mi²), which is 0.9% of the area of Shaanxi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Belarus is about 6.77, Shaanxi about 6.71.
How they differ
- Belarus is larger, but Shaanxi has the larger population: 39.5 million against 9.1 million, 4.36× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 192 in Shaanxi against 44 in Belarus: Shaanxi is 4.40× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,370 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belarus at 54°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Shaanxi at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Belarus as 1.91× the size of Shaanxi instead of 1.01×.
- Together Belarus and Shaanxi cover 413,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 3.2% smaller).
- At Shaanxi's density, Belarus would have 39.9 million people (it has 9.1 million). At Belarus's density, Shaanxi would have 9.0 million (it has 39.5 million).
- Belarus's centre is 18.4° of latitude, about 2,040 km, farther north than Shaanxi's.
- Belarus ranks 86th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Shaanxi is the 11th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 21st most densely populated of them.
- Belarus lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 2,040 km) north of Shaanxi.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belarus would have about 22,910 m² and each person in Shaanxi about 5,200 m².
- Laid side by side, Belarus and Shaanxi would cover 413,000 km², 1.03× the size of Paraguay.
- Together they have 48.6 million people, about as many people as Spain.
- Counted as a country, Shaanxi would rank 86th by area and 37th by population.
Side by side
| Belarus | Shaanxi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 207,000 km²80,100 mi² | 206,000 km²79,400 mi² |
| Official area | 208,000 km²Wikidata | 206,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 85th of 239worldwide | 11th of 31in China |
| Population | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2026 | 39.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 97th of 237worldwide | 16th of 31in China |
| Density | 44 per km² | 192 per km² |
| Capital | Minsk | Xi'an |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 56°N | 32°N to 40°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 206,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 206,000 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