Henan is 1.13× the size of Nepal
Henan (province of China) covers about 166,000 km² (64,100 mi²) and Nepal (Asia) about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 166,000km²Henan
- 147,000km²Nepal
200 km
- Henan
- Nepal
What fits
- Nepal is 89% of the size of Henan.
- Henan is larger by 19,000 km² (7,350 mi²), which is 13% of the area of Nepal.
- Measured in Belgiums: Henan is about 5.42, Nepal about 4.80.
How they differ
- Henan also has the larger population: 99.4 million against 29.2 million, 3.41× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 598 in Henan against 198 in Nepal: Henan is 3.02× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,880 km apart.
- Together Henan and Nepal cover 313,000 km², close to the size of Poland (313,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 19,000 km², is about the size of Fiji (18,900 km²).
- At Nepal's density, Henan would have 32.9 million people (it has 99.4 million). At Henan's density, Nepal would have 88.0 million (it has 29.2 million).
- Henan's centre is 5.6° of latitude, about 620 km, farther north than Nepal's.
- Henan is the 18th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Nepal ranks 94th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Henan lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 625 km) north of Nepal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Henan would have about 1,670 m² and each person in Nepal about 5,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Henan and Nepal would cover 313,000 km², about the same size as Poland.
- Together they have 128.5 million people, about as many people as Ethiopia.
- Counted as a country, Henan would rank 92nd by area and 16th by population.
Side by side
| Henan | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 166,000 km²64,100 mi² | 147,000 km²56,800 mi² |
| Official area | 167,000 km²Wikidata | 147,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 18th of 31in China | 93rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 99.4 millionWikidata, 2020 | 29.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 31in China | 51st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 598 per km² | 198 per km² |
| Capital | Zhengzhou | Kathmandu |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 36°N | 26°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 167,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 166,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 147,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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