Guangdong is 1.01× the size of Washington State

What fits

• Washington State is 99% of the size of Guangdong.
• Guangdong is larger by 1,380 km² (532 mi²), which is 0.8% of the area of Washington State.
• Measured in Belgiums: Guangdong is about 5.72, Washington State about 5.68.

How they differ

• Guangdong also has the larger population: 126.0 million against 7.7 million, 16.4× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 718 in Guangdong against 44 in Washington State: Guangdong is 16.2× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 10,500 km apart.
• On a standard web map Washington State looks larger than Guangdong: Guangdong at 23°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Washington State at 47°N about 2.2×, so the map shows Washington State as 1.82× the size of Guangdong, when Guangdong is 1.01× the size of Washington State.
• Together Guangdong and Washington State cover 350,000 km², close to the size of Republic of the Congo (345,000 km², 1.3% smaller).
• At Washington State's density, Guangdong would have 7.8 million people (it has 126.0 million). At Guangdong's density, Washington State would have 125.0 million (it has 7.7 million).
• Washington State's centre is 24.0° of latitude, about 2,670 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.
• Washington State is the 21st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 22nd most densely populated of them.
• Washington State lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,670 km) north of Guangdong.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Guangdong would have about 1,390 m² and each person in Washington State about 22,600 m².
• Laid side by side, Guangdong and Washington State would cover 350,000 km², about the same size as the Republic of the Congo.
• Together they have 133.7 million people, about as many people as Mexico.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2020. 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.
• Our measured 174,000 km² is 5.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 185,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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