Gansu is 1.64× the size of Chihuahua
Gansu (province of China) covers about 406,000 km² (157,000 mi²) and Chihuahua (state of Mexico) about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 406,000km²Gansu
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
200 km
- Gansu
- Chihuahua
What fits
- Chihuahua is 61% of the size of Gansu.
- Gansu is larger by 158,000 km² (60,800 mi²), which is 64% of the area of Chihuahua.
- Measured in Belgiums: Gansu is about 13.2, Chihuahua about 8.09.
How they differ
- Gansu also has the larger population: 25.0 million against 3.6 million, 7.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 62 in Gansu against 14 in Chihuahua: Gansu is 4.30× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Gansu at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Chihuahua at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Gansu as 2.01× the size of Chihuahua instead of 1.64×.
- Together Gansu and Chihuahua cover 654,000 km², close to the size of Myanmar (663,000 km², 1.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 158,000 km², is about the size of Tunisia (157,000 km²).
- At Chihuahua's density, Gansu would have 5.8 million people (it has 25.0 million). At Gansu's density, Chihuahua would have 15.3 million (it has 3.6 million).
- Gansu's centre is 9.0° of latitude, about 1,000 km, farther north than Chihuahua's.
- 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.
- Chihuahua is the largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 13% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Gansu lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,000 km) north of Chihuahua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Gansu would have about 16,210 m² and each person in Chihuahua about 69,720 m².
- Laid side by side, Gansu and Chihuahua would cover 654,000 km², about the same size as Myanmar.
- Together they have 28.6 million people, about as many people as Cameroon.
Side by side
| Gansu | Chihuahua | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 406,000 km²157,000 mi² | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² |
| Official area | 454,000 km²Wikidata | 247,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 31in China | 1st of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 25.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 22nd of 31in China | 11th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 62 per km² | 14 per km² |
| Capital | Lanzhou | Chihuahua City |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 43°N | 26°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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.
- Wikidata's official figure of 247,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 248,000 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