Hunan is 1.02× the size of Belarus
Hunan (province of China) covers about 211,000 km² (81,600 mi²) and Belarus (Europe) about 207,000 km² (80,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 211,000km²Hunan
- 207,000km²Belarus
200 km
- Hunan
- Belarus
What fits
- Belarus is 98% of the size of Hunan.
- Hunan is larger by 3,850 km² (1,490 mi²), which is 1.9% of the area of Belarus.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hunan is about 6.89, Belarus about 6.77.
How they differ
- Hunan also has the larger population: 66.4 million against 9.1 million, 7.34× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 314 in Hunan against 44 in Belarus: Hunan is 7.20× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,170 km apart.
- On a standard web map Belarus looks larger than Hunan: Hunan at 28°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Belarus at 54°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Belarus as 2.18× the size of Hunan, when Hunan is 1.02× the size of Belarus.
- Together Hunan and Belarus cover 419,000 km², close to the size of Iraq (437,000 km², 4.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,850 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Belarus's density, Hunan would have 9.2 million people (it has 66.4 million). At Hunan's density, Belarus would have 65.2 million (it has 9.1 million).
- Belarus's centre is 25.9° of latitude, about 2,880 km, farther north than Hunan's.
- Hunan is the 10th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.3% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Belarus ranks 86th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Belarus lies about 26° of latitude (roughly 2,880 km) north of Hunan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hunan would have about 3,180 m² and each person in Belarus about 22,910 m².
- Laid side by side, Hunan and Belarus would cover 419,000 km², 96% of the size of Iraq.
- Together they have 75.5 million people, 1.10× as many people as France.
- Counted as a country, Hunan would rank 84th by area and 22nd by population.
Side by side
| Hunan | Belarus | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 211,000 km²81,600 mi² | 207,000 km²80,100 mi² |
| Official area | 212,000 km²Wikidata | 208,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 10th of 31in China | 85th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 66.4 millionWikidata, 2020 | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2026 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 31in China | 97th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 314 per km² | 44 per km² |
| Capital | Changsha | Minsk |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 30°N | 51°N to 56°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2026. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 212,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 211,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 208,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 207,000 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