Hainan is 1.06× the size of Hauts-de-France
Hainan (province of China) covers about 33,800 km² (13,100 mi²) and Hauts-de-France (region of France) about 32,000 km² (12,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 33,800km²Hainan
- 32,000km²Hauts-de-France
50 km
- Hainan
- Hauts-de-France
What fits
- Hauts-de-France is 95% of the size of Hainan.
- Hainan is larger by 1,850 km² (716 mi²), which is 5.8% of the area of Hauts-de-France.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hainan is about 1.10, Hauts-de-France about 1.04.
How they differ
- Hainan also has the larger population: 10.1 million against 6.0 million, 1.68× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 298 in Hainan against 188 in Hauts-de-France: Hainan is 1.59× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,530 km apart.
- On a standard web map Hauts-de-France looks larger than Hainan: Hainan at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Hauts-de-France at 50°N about 2.4×, so the map shows Hauts-de-France as 2.04× the size of Hainan, when Hainan is 1.06× the size of Hauts-de-France.
- Together Hainan and Hauts-de-France cover 65,800 km², close to the size of Sri Lanka (66,300 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,850 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Hauts-de-France's density, Hainan would have 6.3 million people (it has 10.1 million). At Hainan's density, Hauts-de-France would have 9.5 million (it has 6.0 million).
- Hauts-de-France's centre is 30.8° of latitude, about 3,420 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.
- Hauts-de-France is the 9th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 5.0% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Hauts-de-France lies about 31° of latitude (roughly 3,420 km) north of Hainan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hainan would have about 3,360 m² and each person in Hauts-de-France about 5,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Hainan and Hauts-de-France would cover 65,800 km², about the same size as Sri Lanka.
- Together they have 16.1 million people, 95% as many people as Senegal.
Side by side
| Hainan | Hauts-de-France | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 33,800 km²13,100 mi² | 32,000 km²12,400 mi² |
| Official area | 33,900 km²Wikidata | 31,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 28th of 31in China | 9th of 18in France |
| Population | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 28th of 31in China | 5th of 18in France |
| Density | 298 per km² | 188 per km² |
| Capital | Haikou | Lille |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 20°N | 49°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. 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 31,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 32,000 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 Hauts-de-France is the departments 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