Gansu is 1.18× the size of Rajasthan
Gansu (province of China) covers about 406,000 km² (157,000 mi²) and Rajasthan (state of India) about 343,000 km² (132,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 406,000km²Gansu
- 343,000km²Rajasthan
200 km
- Gansu
- Rajasthan
What fits
- Rajasthan is 85% of the size of Gansu.
- Gansu is larger by 62,500 km² (24,100 mi²), which is 18% of the area of Rajasthan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Gansu is about 13.2, Rajasthan about 11.2.
How they differ
- Gansu is larger, but Rajasthan has the larger population: 68.5 million against 25.0 million, 2.74× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 200 in Rajasthan against 62 in Gansu: Rajasthan is 3.24× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,840 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Gansu at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Rajasthan at 27°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Gansu as 1.51× the size of Rajasthan instead of 1.18×.
- Together Gansu and Rajasthan cover 749,000 km², close to the size of Zambia (752,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 62,500 km², is about the size of Latvia (64,600 km²).
- At Rajasthan's density, Gansu would have 81.0 million people (it has 25.0 million). At Gansu's density, Rajasthan would have 21.2 million (it has 68.5 million).
- Gansu's centre is 11.2° of latitude, about 1,250 km, farther north than Rajasthan'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.
- Rajasthan is the largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 11% of its area; it is the 26th most densely populated of them.
- Gansu lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,250 km) north of Rajasthan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Gansu would have about 16,210 m² and each person in Rajasthan about 5,000 m².
- Laid side by side, Gansu and Rajasthan would cover 749,000 km², about the same size as Zambia.
- Together they have 93.6 million people, about as many people as Iran.
Side by side
| Gansu | Rajasthan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 406,000 km²157,000 mi² | 343,000 km²132,000 mi² |
| Official area | 454,000 km²Wikidata | 342,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 31in China | 1st of 36in India |
| Population | 25.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 68.5 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 22nd of 31in China | 7th of 36in India |
| Density | 62 per km² | 200 per km² |
| Capital | Lanzhou | Jaipur |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 43°N | 23°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. 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 342,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 343,000 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