Gansu is 2.18× the size of Syria
Gansu (province of China) covers about 406,000 km² (157,000 mi²) and Syria (Asia) about 186,000 km² (71,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 406,000km²Gansu
- 186,000km²Syria
200 km
- Gansu
- Syria
What fits
- Syria fits inside Gansu about 2.18 times by area.
- Gansu is larger by 220,000 km² (84,800 mi²), which is 118% of the area of Syria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Gansu is about 13.2, Syria about 6.06.
How they differ
- Gansu also has the larger population: 25.0 million against 23.9 million, 1.05× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 128 in Syria against 62 in Gansu: Syria is 2.08× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,510 km apart.
- Together Gansu and Syria cover 592,000 km², close to the size of Morocco (592,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 220,000 km², is about the size of Laos (228,000 km²).
- At Syria's density, Gansu would have 52.1 million people (it has 25.0 million). At Gansu's density, Syria would have 11.5 million (it has 23.9 million).
- Gansu's centre is 2.8° of latitude, about 310 km, farther north than Syria'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.
- Syria ranks 89th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Gansu lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 311 km) north of Syria.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Gansu would have about 16,210 m² and each person in Syria about 7,790 m².
- Laid side by side, Gansu and Syria would cover 592,000 km², about the same size as Morocco.
- Together they have 48.9 million people, about as many people as Spain.
- Counted as a country, Gansu would rank 60th by area and 56th by population.
Side by side
| Gansu | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 406,000 km²157,000 mi² | 186,000 km²71,800 mi² |
| Official area | 454,000 km²Wikidata | 185,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 31in China | 88th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 25.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 23.9 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 22nd of 31in China | 56th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 62 per km² | 128 per km² |
| Capital | Lanzhou | Damascus |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 43°N | 32°N to 37°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. 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 185,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 186,000 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