Hawaii is 1.04× the size of Beijing
Hawaii (state of the United States) covers about 16,800 km² (6,510 mi²) and Beijing (municipality of China) about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 16,800km²Hawaii
- 16,300km²Beijing
100 km
- Hawaii
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing is 96% of the size of Hawaii.
- Hawaii is larger by 596 km² (230 mi²), which is 3.7% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hawaii is about 0.55, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Hawaii is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 1.5 million, 15.0× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 86 in Hawaii: Beijing is 15.6× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,350 km apart.
- On a standard web map Beijing looks larger than Hawaii: Hawaii at 20°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Beijing as 1.45× the size of Hawaii, when Hawaii is 1.04× the size of Beijing.
- Together Hawaii and Beijing cover 33,100 km², close to the size of Moldova (33,200 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 596 km², is about the size of Tonga (603 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Hawaii would have 22.7 million people (it has 1.5 million). At Hawaii's density, Beijing would have 1.4 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Beijing's centre is 19.9° of latitude, about 2,220 km, farther north than Hawaii's.
- Hawaii is the 47th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Beijing is the 29th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Beijing lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,220 km) north of Hawaii.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hawaii would have about 11,580 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Hawaii and Beijing would cover 33,100 km², about the same size as Moldova.
- Together they have 23.3 million people, about as many people as Burkina Faso.
Side by side
| Hawaii | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 16,800 km²6,510 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 28,300 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 47th of 51in the United States | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 40th of 51in the United States | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 86 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Honolulu | – |
| Latitude range | 19°N to 28°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 16,800 km² is 40% below Wikidata's official figure of 28,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- 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