California is 1.99× the size of Shaanxi
California (state of the United States) covers about 410,000 km² (158,000 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.
- 410,000km²California
- 206,000km²Shaanxi
200 km
- California
- Shaanxi
What fits
- Shaanxi is 50% of the size of California.
- California is larger by 204,000 km² (78,800 mi²), which is 99% of the area of Shaanxi.
- Measured in Belgiums: California is about 13.4, Shaanxi about 6.71.
How they differ
- California also has the larger population: 39.5 million against 39.5 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 192 in Shaanxi against 96 in California: Shaanxi is 1.99× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,600 km apart.
- Together California and Shaanxi cover 615,000 km², close to the size of Central African Republic (618,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 204,000 km², is about the size of Belarus (207,000 km²).
- At Shaanxi's density, California would have 78.7 million people (it has 39.5 million). At California's density, Shaanxi would have 19.9 million (it has 39.5 million).
- California's centre is 2.0° of latitude, about 230 km, farther north than Shaanxi'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.
- 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.
- California lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 227 km) north of Shaanxi.
- Shared out evenly, each person in California would have about 10,360 m² and each person in Shaanxi about 5,200 m².
- Laid side by side, California and Shaanxi would cover 615,000 km², about the same size as the Central African Republic.
- Together they have 79.1 million people, 95% as many people as Germany.
Side by side
| California | Shaanxi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 410,000 km²158,000 mi² | 206,000 km²79,400 mi² |
| Official area | 424,000 km²Wikidata | 206,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 51in the United States | 11th of 31in China |
| Population | 39.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 39.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 51in the United States | 16th of 31in China |
| Density | 96 per km² | 192 per km² |
| Capital | Sacramento | Xi'an |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 42°N | 32°N to 40°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.
- 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
- 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