Guangdong is 1.19× the size of Nepal
Guangdong (province of China) covers about 175,000 km² (67,800 mi²) and Nepal (Asia) about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 175,000km²Guangdong
- 147,000km²Nepal
200 km
- Guangdong
- Nepal
What fits
- Nepal is 84% of the size of Guangdong.
- Guangdong is larger by 28,400 km² (11,000 mi²), which is 19% of the area of Nepal.
- Measured in Belgiums: Guangdong is about 5.72, Nepal about 4.80.
How they differ
- Guangdong also has the larger population: 126.0 million against 29.2 million, 4.32× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 718 in Guangdong against 198 in Nepal: Guangdong is 3.62× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,990 km apart.
- Together Guangdong and Nepal cover 323,000 km², close to the size of Ivory Coast (321,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 28,400 km², is about the size of Albania (28,300 km²).
- At Nepal's density, Guangdong would have 34.8 million people (it has 126.0 million). At Guangdong's density, Nepal would have 105.6 million (it has 29.2 million).
- Nepal's centre is 4.9° of latitude, about 540 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.
- Nepal ranks 94th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Nepal lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 545 km) north of Guangdong.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Guangdong would have about 1,390 m² and each person in Nepal about 5,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Guangdong and Nepal would cover 323,000 km², about the same size as Ivory Coast.
- Together they have 155.2 million people, 1.06× as many people as Russia.
- Counted as a country, Guangdong would rank 91st by area and 12th by population.
Side by side
| Guangdong | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 175,000 km²67,800 mi² | 147,000 km²56,800 mi² |
| Official area | 180,000 km²Wikidata | 147,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 15th of 31in China | 93rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 126.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 29.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 31in China | 51st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 718 per km² | 198 per km² |
| Capital | Guangzhou | Kathmandu |
| Latitude range | 20°N to 26°N | 26°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. 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 147,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 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