Chongqing is 1.02× the size of Arunachal Pradesh
Chongqing (municipality of China) covers about 82,400 km² (31,800 mi²) and Arunachal Pradesh (state of India) about 80,600 km² (31,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 82,400km²Chongqing
- 80,600km²Arunachal Pradesh
100 km
- Chongqing
- Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with China. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Arunachal Pradesh is 98% of the size of Chongqing.
- Chongqing is larger by 1,770 km² (684 mi²), which is 2.2% of the area of Arunachal Pradesh.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chongqing is about 2.69, Arunachal Pradesh about 2.63.
How they differ
- Chongqing also has the larger population: 32.1 million against 1.4 million, 23.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 389 in Chongqing against 17 in Arunachal Pradesh: Chongqing is 22.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,300 km apart.
- Together Chongqing and Arunachal Pradesh cover 163,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 2.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,770 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Arunachal Pradesh's density, Chongqing would have 1.4 million people (it has 32.1 million). At Chongqing's density, Arunachal Pradesh would have 31.4 million (it has 1.4 million).
- Chongqing's centre is 2.0° of latitude, about 220 km, farther north than Arunachal Pradesh's.
- Chongqing is the 26th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.9% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Arunachal Pradesh is the 14th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 2.6% of its area; it is the 35th most densely populated of them.
- Chongqing lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 224 km) north of Arunachal Pradesh.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chongqing would have about 2,570 m² and each person in Arunachal Pradesh about 58,290 m².
- Laid side by side, Chongqing and Arunachal Pradesh would cover 163,000 km², 1.04× the size of Tunisia.
- Together they have 33.4 million people, about as many people as Saudi Arabia.
Side by side
| Chongqing | Arunachal Pradesh | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 82,400 km²31,800 mi² | 80,600 km²31,100 mi² |
| Official area | 82,400 km²Wikidata | 83,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 31in China | 14th of 36in India |
| Population | 32.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 19th of 31in China | 29th of 36in India |
| Density | 389 per km² | 17 per km² |
| Capital | – | Itanagar |
| Latitude range | 28°N to 32°N | 27°N to 29°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 82,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 82,400 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 80,600 km² is 3.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 83,700 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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