Gansu is 1.01× the size of Paraguay
Gansu (province of China) covers about 406,000 km² (157,000 mi²) and Paraguay (South America) about 400,000 km² (154,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 406,000km²Gansu
- 400,000km²Paraguay
200 km
- Gansu
- Paraguay
What fits
- Paraguay is 99% of the size of Gansu.
- Gansu is larger by 5,670 km² (2,190 mi²), which is 1.4% of the area of Paraguay.
- Measured in Belgiums: Gansu is about 13.2, Paraguay about 13.0.
How they differ
- Gansu also has the larger population: 25.0 million against 6.8 million, 3.67× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 62 in Gansu against 17 in Paraguay: Gansu is 3.62× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 17,500 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Gansu at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Paraguay at 23°S about 1.2×, so the map shows Gansu as 1.37× the size of Paraguay instead of 1.01×.
- Together Gansu and Paraguay cover 805,000 km², close to the size of Namibia (823,000 km², 2.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,670 km², is about the size of Brunei (5,720 km²).
- At Paraguay's density, Gansu would have 6.9 million people (it has 25.0 million). At Gansu's density, Paraguay would have 24.7 million (it has 6.8 million).
- Gansu's centre is 61.0° of latitude, about 6,790 km, farther north than Paraguay'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.
- Paraguay ranks 61st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Gansu lies about 61° of latitude (roughly 6,790 km) north of Paraguay, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Gansu would have about 16,210 m² and each person in Paraguay about 58,710 m².
- Laid side by side, Gansu and Paraguay would cover 805,000 km², about the same size as Namibia.
- Together they have 31.8 million people, about as many people as Madagascar.
- Counted as a country, Gansu would rank 60th by area and 56th by population.
Side by side
| Gansu | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 406,000 km²157,000 mi² | 400,000 km²154,000 mi² |
| Official area | 454,000 km²Wikidata | 407,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 31in China | 60th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 25.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.8 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Rank by population | 22nd of 31in China | 107th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 62 per km² | 17 per km² |
| Capital | Lanzhou | Asunción |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 43°N | 28°S to 19°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2017. 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 407,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 400,000 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