Hainan is 1.05× the size of Pays de la Loire
Hainan (province of China) covers about 33,800 km² (13,100 mi²) and Pays de la Loire (region of France) about 32,100 km² (12,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 33,800km²Hainan
- 32,100km²Pays de la Loire
50 km
- Hainan
- Pays de la Loire
What fits
- Pays de la Loire is 95% of the size of Hainan.
- Hainan is larger by 1,710 km² (660 mi²), which is 5.3% of the area of Pays de la Loire.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hainan is about 1.10, Pays de la Loire about 1.05.
How they differ
- Hainan also has the larger population: 10.1 million against 3.9 million, 2.60× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 298 in Hainan against 121 in Pays de la Loire: Hainan is 2.47× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,890 km apart.
- On a standard web map Pays de la Loire looks larger than Hainan: Hainan at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Pays de la Loire at 47°N about 2.2×, so the map shows Pays de la Loire as 1.85× the size of Hainan, when Hainan is 1.05× the size of Pays de la Loire.
- Together Hainan and Pays de la Loire cover 66,000 km², close to the size of Sri Lanka (66,300 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,710 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Pays de la Loire's density, Hainan would have 4.1 million people (it has 10.1 million). At Hainan's density, Pays de la Loire would have 9.6 million (it has 3.9 million).
- Pays de la Loire's centre is 28.3° of latitude, about 3,150 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.
- Pays de la Loire is the 8th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 5.0% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Pays de la Loire lies about 28° of latitude (roughly 3,150 km) north of Hainan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hainan would have about 3,360 m² and each person in Pays de la Loire about 8,280 m².
- Laid side by side, Hainan and Pays de la Loire would cover 66,000 km², about the same size as Sri Lanka.
- Together they have 14.0 million people, about as many people as Benin.
Side by side
| Hainan | Pays de la Loire | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 33,800 km²13,100 mi² | 32,100 km²12,400 mi² |
| Official area | 33,900 km²Wikidata | 32,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 28th of 31in China | 8th of 18in France |
| Population | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.9 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 28th of 31in China | 8th of 18in France |
| Density | 298 per km² | 121 per km² |
| Capital | Haikou | Nantes |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 20°N | 46°N to 49°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 32,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 32,100 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 Pays de la Loire 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