Gansu is 1.78× the size of Victoria
Gansu (province of China) covers about 406,000 km² (157,000 mi²) and Victoria (state of Australia) about 228,000 km² (88,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 406,000km²Gansu
- 228,000km²Victoria
200 km
- Gansu
- Victoria
What fits
- Victoria is 56% of the size of Gansu.
- Gansu is larger by 178,000 km² (68,600 mi²), which is 78% of the area of Victoria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Gansu is about 13.2, Victoria about 7.43.
How they differ
- Gansu also has the larger population: 25.0 million against 7.0 million, 3.57× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 62 in Gansu against 31 in Victoria: Gansu is 2.01× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,410 km apart.
- Together Gansu and Victoria cover 634,000 km², close to the size of South Sudan (627,000 km², 1.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 178,000 km², is about the size of Uruguay (177,000 km²).
- At Victoria's density, Gansu would have 12.5 million people (it has 25.0 million). At Gansu's density, Victoria would have 14.1 million (it has 7.0 million).
- Gansu's centre is 74.7° of latitude, about 8,300 km, farther north than Victoria'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.
- Victoria is the 6th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Gansu lies about 75° of latitude (roughly 8,300 km) north of Victoria, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Gansu would have about 16,210 m² and each person in Victoria about 32,510 m².
- Laid side by side, Gansu and Victoria would cover 634,000 km², about the same size as South Sudan.
- Together they have 32.0 million people, about as many people as Madagascar.
Side by side
| Gansu | Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateAustralia |
| Area, measured | 406,000 km²157,000 mi² | 228,000 km²88,000 mi² |
| Official area | 454,000 km²Wikidata | 227,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 31in China | 6th of 8in Australia |
| Population | 25.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 22nd of 31in China | 2nd of 8in Australia |
| Density | 62 per km² | 31 per km² |
| Capital | Lanzhou | Melbourne |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 43°N | 39°S to 34°S |
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 227,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 228,000 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