Gansu is 1.06× the size of Norway
Gansu (province of China) covers about 406,000 km² (157,000 mi²) and Norway (Europe) about 382,000 km² (147,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 406,000km²Gansu
- 382,000km²Norway
500 km
- Gansu
- Norway
What fits
- Norway is 94% of the size of Gansu.
- Gansu is larger by 23,600 km² (9,090 mi²), which is 6.2% of the area of Norway.
- Measured in Belgiums: Gansu is about 13.2, Norway about 12.5.
How they differ
- Gansu also has the larger population: 25.0 million against 5.6 million, 4.45× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 62 in Gansu against 15 in Norway: Gansu is 4.19× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,140 km apart.
- On a standard web map Norway looks larger than Gansu: Gansu at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Norway at 66°N about 6.2×, so the map shows Norway as 3.67× the size of Gansu, when Gansu is 1.06× the size of Norway.
- Together Gansu and Norway cover 788,000 km², close to the size of Mozambique (788,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 23,600 km², is about the size of Belize (22,300 km²).
- At Norway's density, Gansu would have 6.0 million people (it has 25.0 million). At Gansu's density, Norway would have 23.6 million (it has 5.6 million).
- Norway's centre is 28.6° of latitude, about 3,180 km, farther north than Gansu'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.
- Norway ranks 63rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Norway lies about 29° of latitude (roughly 3,180 km) north of Gansu.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Gansu would have about 16,210 m² and each person in Norway about 67,890 m².
- Laid side by side, Gansu and Norway would cover 788,000 km², about the same size as Mozambique.
- Together they have 30.6 million people, about as many people as Ivory Coast.
- Counted as a country, Gansu would rank 60th by area and 56th by population.
Side by side
| Gansu | Norway | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 406,000 km²157,000 mi² | 382,000 km²147,000 mi² |
| Official area | 454,000 km²Wikidata | 385,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 31in China | 62nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 25.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2026 |
| Rank by population | 22nd of 31in China | 117th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 62 per km² | 15 per km² |
| Capital | Lanzhou | Oslo |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 43°N | 58°N to 81°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2026. 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 385,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 382,000 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