California is 1.01× the size of Gansu
California (state of the United States) covers about 410,000 km² (158,000 mi²) and Gansu (province of China) about 406,000 km² (157,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 410,000km²California
- 406,000km²Gansu
200 km
- California
- Gansu
What fits
- Gansu is 99% of the size of California.
- California is larger by 4,170 km² (1,610 mi²), which is 1.0% of the area of Gansu.
- Measured in Belgiums: California is about 13.4, Gansu about 13.2.
How they differ
- California also has the larger population: 39.5 million against 25.0 million, 1.58× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 96 in California against 62 in Gansu: California is 1.56× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,700 km apart.
- On a standard web map Gansu looks larger than California: California at 37°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Gansu at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Gansu as 1.01× the size of California, when California is 1.01× the size of Gansu.
- Together California and Gansu cover 815,000 km², close to the size of Namibia (823,000 km², 0.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 4,170 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Gansu's density, California would have 25.3 million people (it has 39.5 million). At California's density, Gansu would have 39.1 million (it has 25.0 million).
- Gansu's centre is 0.6° of latitude, about 70 km, farther north than California's.
- California is the 3rd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 4.3% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Gansu is the 7th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 4.3% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 37°N and 38°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in California would have about 10,360 m² and each person in Gansu about 16,210 m².
- Laid side by side, California and Gansu would cover 815,000 km², about the same size as Namibia.
- Together they have 64.6 million people, about as many people as Thailand.
Side by side
| California | Gansu | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 410,000 km²158,000 mi² | 406,000 km²157,000 mi² |
| Official area | 424,000 km²Wikidata | 454,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 51in the United States | 7th of 31in China |
| Population | 39.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 25.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 51in the United States | 22nd of 31in China |
| Density | 96 per km² | 62 per km² |
| Capital | Sacramento | Lanzhou |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 42°N | 33°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 410,000 km² is 3.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 424,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 406,000 km² is 11% below Wikidata's official figure of 454,000 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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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