Gansu is 2.76× the size of Nepal
Gansu (province of China) covers about 406,000 km² (157,000 mi²) and Nepal (Asia) about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 406,000km²Gansu
- 147,000km²Nepal
200 km
- Gansu
- Nepal
What fits
- Nepal fits inside Gansu about 2.76 times by area.
- Gansu is larger by 258,000 km² (99,800 mi²), which is 176% of the area of Nepal.
- Measured in Belgiums: Gansu is about 13.2, Nepal about 4.80.
How they differ
- Gansu is larger, but Nepal has the larger population: 29.2 million against 25.0 million, 1.17× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 198 in Nepal against 62 in Gansu: Nepal is 3.21× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,920 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Gansu at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Nepal at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Gansu as 3.43× the size of Nepal instead of 2.76×.
- Together Gansu and Nepal cover 553,000 km², close to the size of France (548,000 km², 0.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 258,000 km², is about the size of Gabon (260,000 km²).
- At Nepal's density, Gansu would have 80.4 million people (it has 25.0 million). At Gansu's density, Nepal would have 9.1 million (it has 29.2 million).
- Gansu's centre is 9.6° of latitude, about 1,060 km, farther north than Nepal'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.
- Nepal ranks 94th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Gansu lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,060 km) north of Nepal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Gansu would have about 16,210 m² and each person in Nepal about 5,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Gansu and Nepal would cover 553,000 km², about the same size as France.
- Together they have 54.2 million people, about as many people as Myanmar.
- Counted as a country, Gansu would rank 60th by area and 56th by population.
Side by side
| Gansu | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 406,000 km²157,000 mi² | 147,000 km²56,800 mi² |
| Official area | 454,000 km²Wikidata | 147,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 31in China | 93rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 25.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 29.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 22nd of 31in China | 51st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 62 per km² | 198 per km² |
| Capital | Lanzhou | Kathmandu |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 43°N | 26°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. 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 147,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 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