Hubei is 1.03× the size of Missouri
Hubei (province of China) covers about 186,000 km² (71,700 mi²) and Missouri (state of the United States) about 180,000 km² (69,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 186,000km²Hubei
- 180,000km²Missouri
200 km
- Hubei
- Missouri
What fits
- Missouri is 97% of the size of Hubei.
- Hubei is larger by 5,120 km² (1,980 mi²), which is 2.8% of the area of Missouri.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hubei is about 6.05, Missouri about 5.88.
How they differ
- Hubei also has the larger population: 57.8 million against 6.2 million, 9.38× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 311 in Hubei against 34 in Missouri: Hubei is 9.12× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,900 km apart.
- On a standard web map Missouri looks larger than Hubei: Hubei at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Missouri at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Missouri as 1.16× the size of Hubei, when Hubei is 1.03× the size of Missouri.
- Together Hubei and Missouri cover 366,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 2.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,120 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Missouri's density, Hubei would have 6.3 million people (it has 57.8 million). At Hubei's density, Missouri would have 56.2 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Missouri's centre is 7.4° of latitude, about 820 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.
- Missouri is the 20th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Missouri lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 821 km) north of Hubei.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hubei would have about 3,210 m² and each person in Missouri about 29,320 m².
- Laid side by side, Hubei and Missouri would cover 366,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
- Together they have 63.9 million people, 1.03× as many people as South Africa.
Side by side
| Hubei | Missouri | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 186,000 km²71,700 mi² | 180,000 km²69,700 mi² |
| Official area | 186,000 km²Wikidata | 181,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 31in China | 20th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 57.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 10th of 31in China | 19th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 311 per km² | 34 per km² |
| Capital | Wuhan | Jefferson City |
| Latitude range | 29°N to 33°N | 36°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. 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 181,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 180,000 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