Hainan is 1.31× the size of Sicily (Italy)
Hainan (province of China) covers about 33,800 km² (13,100 mi²) and Sicily (Italy) (region of Italy) about 25,900 km² (9,990 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 33,800km²Hainan
- 25,900km²Sicily (Italy)
100 km
- Hainan
- Sicily (Italy)
What fits
- Sicily (Italy) is 76% of the size of Hainan.
- Hainan is larger by 7,970 km² (3,080 mi²), which is 31% of the area of Sicily (Italy).
- Measured in Belgiums: Hainan is about 1.10, Sicily (Italy) about 0.84.
How they differ
- Hainan also has the larger population: 10.1 million against 5.0 million, 2.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 298 in Hainan against 193 in Sicily (Italy): Hainan is 1.55× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,190 km apart.
- On a standard web map Sicily (Italy) looks larger than Hainan: Hainan at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Sicily (Italy) at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Sicily (Italy) as 1.09× the size of Hainan, when Hainan is 1.31× the size of Sicily (Italy).
- Together Hainan and Sicily (Italy) cover 59,700 km², close to the size of Togo (56,900 km², 4.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 7,970 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Sicily (Italy)'s density, Hainan would have 6.5 million people (it has 10.1 million). At Hainan's density, Sicily (Italy) would have 7.7 million (it has 5.0 million).
- Sicily (Italy)'s centre is 18.4° of latitude, about 2,050 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.
- Sicily (Italy) is the largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 8.6% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Sicily (Italy) lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 2,050 km) north of Hainan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hainan would have about 3,360 m² and each person in Sicily (Italy) about 5,190 m².
- Laid side by side, Hainan and Sicily (Italy) would cover 59,700 km², 1.05× the size of Togo.
- Together they have 15.1 million people, about as many people as Zimbabwe.
Side by side
| Hainan | Sicily (Italy) | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 33,800 km²13,100 mi² | 25,900 km²9,990 mi² |
| Official area | 33,900 km²Wikidata | 25,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 28th of 31in China | 1st of 20in Italy |
| Population | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 28th of 31in China | 4th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 298 per km² | 193 per km² |
| Capital | Haikou | Palermo |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 20°N | 35°N to 39°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2019. 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 25,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 25,900 km², to within 2%.
Similar in size to Hainan
Similar in size to Sicily (Italy)
More from the same country
More comparisons
Send it to someone who won’t believe it
Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Sicily (Italy) 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