Hubei is 1.96× the size of Castile and León
Hubei (province of China) covers about 186,000 km² (71,700 mi²) and Castile and León (autonomous community of Spain) about 94,800 km² (36,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 186,000km²Hubei
- 94,800km²Castile and León
200 km
- Hubei
- Castile and León
What fits
- Castile and León is 51% of the size of Hubei.
- Hubei is larger by 90,800 km² (35,100 mi²), which is 96% of the area of Castile and León.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hubei is about 6.05, Castile and León about 3.09.
How they differ
- Hubei also has the larger population: 57.8 million against 2.4 million, 24.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 311 in Hubei against 25 in Castile and León: Hubei is 12.3× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,680 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Hubei at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Castile and León at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Hubei as 1.48× the size of Castile and León instead of 1.96×.
- Together Hubei and Castile and León cover 280,000 km², close to the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km², 2.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 90,800 km², is about the size of Western Sahara (90,500 km²).
- At Castile and León's density, Hubei would have 4.7 million people (it has 57.8 million). At Hubei's density, Castile and León would have 29.5 million (it has 2.4 million).
- Castile and León's centre is 10.8° of latitude, about 1,200 km, farther north than Hubei's.
- Hubei is the 14th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Castile and León is the largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 19% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Castile and León lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,200 km) north of Hubei.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hubei would have about 3,210 m² and each person in Castile and León about 39,690 m².
- Laid side by side, Hubei and Castile and León would cover 280,000 km², about the same size as Burkina Faso.
- Together they have 60.1 million people, about as many people as Italy.
Side by side
| Hubei | Castile and León | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 186,000 km²71,700 mi² | 94,800 km²36,600 mi² |
| Official area | 186,000 km²Wikidata | 94,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 31in China | 1st of 19in Spain |
| Population | 57.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 10th of 31in China | 6th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 311 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Wuhan | – |
| Latitude range | 29°N to 33°N | 40°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 186,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 186,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,800 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 Castile and León 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