Hainan is 1.14× the size of Galicia
Hainan (province of China) covers about 33,800 km² (13,100 mi²) and Galicia (autonomous community of Spain) about 29,600 km² (11,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 33,800km²Hainan
- 29,600km²Galicia
50 km
- Hainan
- Galicia
What fits
- Galicia is 87% of the size of Hainan.
- Hainan is larger by 4,250 km² (1,640 mi²), which is 14% of the area of Galicia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hainan is about 1.10, Galicia about 0.96.
How they differ
- Hainan also has the larger population: 10.1 million against 2.7 million, 3.73× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 298 in Hainan against 91 in Galicia: Hainan is 3.26× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,600 km apart.
- On a standard web map Galicia looks larger than Hainan: Hainan at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Galicia at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Galicia as 1.45× the size of Hainan, when Hainan is 1.14× the size of Galicia.
- Together Hainan and Galicia cover 63,400 km², close to the size of Latvia (64,600 km², 1.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 4,250 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Galicia's density, Hainan would have 3.1 million people (it has 10.1 million). At Hainan's density, Galicia would have 8.8 million (it has 2.7 million).
- Galicia's centre is 23.6° of latitude, about 2,620 km, farther north than Hainan's.
- Hainan is the 28th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.4% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Galicia is the 7th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 5.8% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Galicia lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,620 km) north of Hainan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hainan would have about 3,360 m² and each person in Galicia about 10,950 m².
- Laid side by side, Hainan and Galicia would cover 63,400 km², about the same size as Latvia.
- Together they have 12.8 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
Side by side
| Hainan | Galicia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 33,800 km²13,100 mi² | 29,600 km²11,400 mi² |
| Official area | 33,900 km²Wikidata | 29,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 28th of 31in China | 7th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.7 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 28th of 31in China | 5th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 298 per km² | 91 per km² |
| Capital | Haikou | – |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 20°N | 42°N to 44°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 33,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 33,800 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 29,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 29,600 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 Galicia 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