Gansu is 1.04× the size of Zimbabwe
Gansu (province of China) covers about 406,000 km² (157,000 mi²) and Zimbabwe (Africa) about 389,000 km² (150,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 406,000km²Gansu
- 389,000km²Zimbabwe
200 km
- Gansu
- Zimbabwe
What fits
- Zimbabwe is 96% of the size of Gansu.
- Gansu is larger by 16,200 km² (6,270 mi²), which is 4.2% of the area of Zimbabwe.
- Measured in Belgiums: Gansu is about 13.2, Zimbabwe about 12.7.
How they differ
- Gansu also has the larger population: 25.0 million against 15.2 million, 1.65× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 62 in Gansu against 39 in Zimbabwe: Gansu is 1.58× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,750 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Gansu at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Zimbabwe at 19°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Gansu as 1.49× the size of Zimbabwe instead of 1.04×.
- Together Gansu and Zimbabwe cover 795,000 km², close to the size of Mozambique (788,000 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 16,200 km², is about the size of Eswatini (17,100 km²).
- At Zimbabwe's density, Gansu would have 15.8 million people (it has 25.0 million). At Gansu's density, Zimbabwe would have 24.0 million (it has 15.2 million).
- Gansu's centre is 56.8° of latitude, about 6,320 km, farther north than Zimbabwe'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.
- Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Gansu lies about 57° of latitude (roughly 6,320 km) north of Zimbabwe, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Gansu would have about 16,210 m² and each person in Zimbabwe about 25,650 m².
- Laid side by side, Gansu and Zimbabwe would cover 795,000 km², about the same size as Mozambique.
- Together they have 40.2 million people, about as many people as Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Gansu would rank 60th by area and 56th by population.
Side by side
| Gansu | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 406,000 km²157,000 mi² | 389,000 km²150,000 mi² |
| Official area | 454,000 km²Wikidata | 391,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 31in China | 61st of 239worldwide |
| Population | 25.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 15.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 22nd of 31in China | 74th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 62 per km² | 39 per km² |
| Capital | Lanzhou | Harare |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 43°N | 22°S to 16°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. 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 391,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 389,000 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