Guangdong is 1.85× the size of Castile and León
Guangdong (province of China) covers about 175,000 km² (67,800 mi²) and Castile and León (autonomous community of Spain) about 94,800 km² (36,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 175,000km²Guangdong
- 94,800km²Castile and León
200 km
- Guangdong
- Castile and León
What fits
- Castile and León is 54% of the size of Guangdong.
- Guangdong is larger by 80,700 km² (31,200 mi²), which is 85% of the area of Castile and León.
- Measured in Belgiums: Guangdong is about 5.72, Castile and León about 3.09.
How they differ
- Guangdong also has the larger population: 126.0 million against 2.4 million, 52.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 718 in Guangdong against 25 in Castile and León: Guangdong is 28.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,400 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Guangdong at 23°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Castile and León at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Guangdong as 1.22× the size of Castile and León instead of 1.85×.
- Together Guangdong and Castile and León cover 270,000 km², close to the size of New Zealand (268,000 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 80,700 km², is about the size of Czechia (78,800 km²).
- At Castile and León's density, Guangdong would have 4.4 million people (it has 126.0 million). At Guangdong's density, Castile and León would have 68.1 million (it has 2.4 million).
- Castile and León's centre is 18.4° of latitude, about 2,050 km, farther north than Guangdong's.
- Guangdong is the 15th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Castile and León is the largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 19% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Castile and León lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 2,050 km) north of Guangdong.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Guangdong would have about 1,390 m² and each person in Castile and León about 39,690 m².
- Laid side by side, Guangdong and Castile and León would cover 270,000 km², about the same size as New Zealand.
- Together they have 128.4 million people, about as many people as Ethiopia.
Side by side
| Guangdong | Castile and León | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 175,000 km²67,800 mi² | 94,800 km²36,600 mi² |
| Official area | 180,000 km²Wikidata | 94,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 15th of 31in China | 1st of 19in Spain |
| Population | 126.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 31in China | 6th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 718 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Guangzhou | – |
| Latitude range | 20°N to 26°N | 40°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 175,000 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 180,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,800 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Castile and León is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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