Hubei is 1.02× the size of North Dakota
Hubei (province of China) covers about 186,000 km² (71,700 mi²) and North Dakota (state of the United States) about 183,000 km² (70,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 186,000km²Hubei
- 183,000km²North Dakota
200 km
- Hubei
- North Dakota
What fits
- North Dakota is 98% of the size of Hubei.
- Hubei is larger by 2,850 km² (1,100 mi²), which is 1.6% of the area of North Dakota.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hubei is about 6.05, North Dakota about 5.96.
How they differ
- Hubei also has the larger population: 57.8 million against 779,000, 74.1× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 311 in Hubei against 4.3 in North Dakota: Hubei is 73.0× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,700 km apart.
- On a standard web map North Dakota looks larger than Hubei: Hubei at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and North Dakota at 47°N about 2.2×, so the map shows North Dakota as 1.58× the size of Hubei, when Hubei is 1.02× the size of North Dakota.
- Together Hubei and North Dakota cover 368,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 1.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,850 km², is about the size of Samoa (2,780 km²).
- At North Dakota's density, Hubei would have 791,000 people (it has 57.8 million). At Hubei's density, North Dakota would have 56.9 million (it has 779,000).
- North Dakota's centre is 16.5° of latitude, about 1,830 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.
- North Dakota is the 18th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 48th most densely populated of them.
- North Dakota lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,830 km) north of Hubei.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hubei would have about 3,210 m² and each person in North Dakota about 234,560 m².
- Laid side by side, Hubei and North Dakota would cover 368,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
- Together they have 58.5 million people, about as many people as Italy.
Side by side
| Hubei | North Dakota | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 186,000 km²71,700 mi² | 183,000 km²70,600 mi² |
| Official area | 186,000 km²Wikidata | 183,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 31in China | 18th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 57.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 779,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 10th of 31in China | 47th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 311 per km² | 4.3 per km² |
| Capital | Wuhan | Bismarck |
| Latitude range | 29°N to 33°N | 46°N to 49°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 183,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 183,000 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