Eswatini is 1.05× the size of Beijing
Eswatini (Africa) covers about 17,100 km² (6,610 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.
- 17,100km²Eswatini
- 16,300km²Beijing
50 km
- Eswatini
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing is 95% of the size of Eswatini.
- Eswatini is larger by 860 km² (332 mi²), which is 5.3% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Eswatini is about 0.56, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Eswatini is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 1.2 million, 17.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 72 in Eswatini: Beijing is 18.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,500 km apart.
- On a standard web map Beijing looks larger than Eswatini: Eswatini at 27°S is drawn about 1.2× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Beijing as 1.30× the size of Eswatini, when Eswatini is 1.05× the size of Beijing.
- Together Eswatini and Beijing cover 33,400 km², close to the size of Moldova (33,200 km², 0.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 860 km², is about the size of Åland (942 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Eswatini would have 23.1 million people (it has 1.2 million). At Eswatini's density, Beijing would have 1.2 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Beijing's centre is 66.7° of latitude, about 7,420 km, farther north than Eswatini's.
- Eswatini ranks 159th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- 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.
- Beijing lies about 67° of latitude (roughly 7,420 km) north of Eswatini, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Eswatini would have about 13,910 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Eswatini and Beijing would cover 33,400 km², about the same size as Moldova.
- Together they have 23.1 million people, about as many people as Burkina Faso.
- Counted as a country, Beijing would rank 159th by area and 60th by population.
Side by side
| Eswatini | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 17,100 km²6,610 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 17,400 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 158th of 239worldwide | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2023 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 160th of 237worldwide | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 72 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Mbabane; Lobamba | – |
| Latitude range | 27°S to 26°S | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 17,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 17,100 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 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