Emilia-Romagna is 1.39× the size of Beijing
Emilia-Romagna (region of Italy) covers about 22,500 km² (8,690 mi²) and Beijing (municipality of China) about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 22,500km²Emilia-Romagna
- 16,300km²Beijing
50 km
- Emilia-Romagna
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing is 72% of the size of Emilia-Romagna.
- Emilia-Romagna is larger by 6,260 km² (2,420 mi²), which is 39% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Emilia-Romagna is about 0.73, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Emilia-Romagna is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 4.5 million, 4.91× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 198 in Emilia-Romagna: Beijing is 6.80× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,010 km apart.
- Together Emilia-Romagna and Beijing cover 38,800 km², close to the size of Bhutan (40,400 km², 4.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 6,260 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Emilia-Romagna would have 30.3 million people (it has 4.5 million). At Emilia-Romagna's density, Beijing would have 3.2 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Emilia-Romagna's centre is 4.4° of latitude, about 480 km, farther north than Beijing's.
- Emilia-Romagna is the 6th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 7.5% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Beijing is the 29th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Emilia-Romagna lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 485 km) north of Beijing.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Emilia-Romagna would have about 5,050 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Emilia-Romagna and Beijing would cover 38,800 km², 96% of the size of Bhutan.
- Together they have 26.4 million people, about as many people as North Korea.
Side by side
| Emilia-Romagna | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionItaly | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 22,500 km²8,690 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 22,100 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 6th of 20in Italy | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2019 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 20in Italy | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 198 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Bologna | – |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 45°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 22,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 22,500 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Emilia-Romagna is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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