Gansu is 1.14× the size of Mato Grosso do Sul
Gansu (province of China) covers about 406,000 km² (157,000 mi²) and Mato Grosso do Sul (state of Brazil) about 356,000 km² (137,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 406,000km²Gansu
- 356,000km²Mato Grosso do Sul
200 km
- Gansu
- Mato Grosso do Sul
What fits
- Mato Grosso do Sul is 88% of the size of Gansu.
- Gansu is larger by 49,500 km² (19,100 mi²), which is 14% of the area of Mato Grosso do Sul.
- Measured in Belgiums: Gansu is about 13.2, Mato Grosso do Sul about 11.6.
How they differ
- Gansu also has the larger population: 25.0 million against 2.8 million, 9.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 62 in Gansu against 7.7 in Mato Grosso do Sul: Gansu is 7.97× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 17,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Gansu at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Mato Grosso do Sul at 20°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Gansu as 1.60× the size of Mato Grosso do Sul instead of 1.14×.
- Together Gansu and Mato Grosso do Sul cover 762,000 km², close to the size of Zambia (752,000 km², 1.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 49,500 km², is about the size of Slovakia (48,500 km²).
- At Mato Grosso do Sul's density, Gansu would have 3.1 million people (it has 25.0 million). At Gansu's density, Mato Grosso do Sul would have 22.0 million (it has 2.8 million).
- Gansu's centre is 58.1° of latitude, about 6,460 km, farther north than Mato Grosso do Sul'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.
- Mato Grosso do Sul is the 6th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 4.2% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Gansu lies about 58° of latitude (roughly 6,460 km) north of Mato Grosso do Sul, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Gansu would have about 16,210 m² and each person in Mato Grosso do Sul about 129,140 m².
- Laid side by side, Gansu and Mato Grosso do Sul would cover 762,000 km², about the same size as Zambia.
- Together they have 27.8 million people, about as many people as Australia.
Side by side
| Gansu | Mato Grosso do Sul | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 406,000 km²157,000 mi² | 356,000 km²137,000 mi² |
| Official area | 454,000 km²Wikidata | 357,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 31in China | 6th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 25.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.8 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 22nd of 31in China | 21st of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 62 per km² | 7.7 per km² |
| Capital | Lanzhou | Campo Grande |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 43°N | 24°S to 17°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. 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 357,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 356,000 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