Hubei is 1.26× the size of Nepal
Hubei (province of China) covers about 186,000 km² (71,700 mi²) and Nepal (Asia) about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 186,000km²Hubei
- 147,000km²Nepal
200 km
- Hubei
- Nepal
What fits
- Nepal is 79% of the size of Hubei.
- Hubei is larger by 38,500 km² (14,900 mi²), which is 26% of the area of Nepal.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hubei is about 6.05, Nepal about 4.80.
How they differ
- Hubei also has the larger population: 57.8 million against 29.2 million, 1.98× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 311 in Hubei against 198 in Nepal: Hubei is 1.57× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,750 km apart.
- Together Hubei and Nepal cover 333,000 km², close to the size of Finland (333,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 38,500 km², is about the size of Netherlands (37,100 km²).
- At Nepal's density, Hubei would have 36.8 million people (it has 57.8 million). At Hubei's density, Nepal would have 45.8 million (it has 29.2 million).
- Hubei's centre is 2.7° of latitude, about 300 km, farther north than Nepal'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.
- Nepal ranks 94th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hubei lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 303 km) north of Nepal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hubei would have about 3,210 m² and each person in Nepal about 5,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Hubei and Nepal would cover 333,000 km², about the same size as Finland.
- Together they have 86.9 million people, about as many people as Turkey.
- Counted as a country, Hubei would rank 89th by area and 25th by population.
Side by side
| Hubei | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 186,000 km²71,700 mi² | 147,000 km²56,800 mi² |
| Official area | 186,000 km²Wikidata | 147,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 31in China | 93rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 57.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 29.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 10th of 31in China | 51st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 311 per km² | 198 per km² |
| Capital | Wuhan | Kathmandu |
| Latitude range | 29°N to 33°N | 26°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. 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 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