Iceland is 1.02× the size of Jiangsu
Iceland (Europe) covers about 102,000 km² (39,500 mi²) and Jiangsu (province of China) about 100,000 km² (38,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 102,000km²Iceland
- 100,000km²Jiangsu
100 km
- Iceland
- Jiangsu
What fits
- Jiangsu is 98% of the size of Iceland.
- Iceland is larger by 2,300 km² (888 mi²), which is 2.3% of the area of Jiangsu.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iceland is about 3.34, Jiangsu about 3.26.
How they differ
- Iceland is larger, but Jiangsu has the larger population: 84.7 million against 364,000, 233× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 847 in Jiangsu against 3.6 in Iceland: Jiangsu is 238× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,530 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Iceland at 65°N is drawn about 5.6× too large and Jiangsu at 33°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Iceland as 4.03× the size of Jiangsu instead of 1.02×.
- Together Iceland and Jiangsu cover 202,000 km², close to the size of Kyrgyzstan (199,000 km², 1.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,300 km², is about the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km²).
- At Jiangsu's density, Iceland would have 86.7 million people (it has 364,000). At Iceland's density, Jiangsu would have 356,000 (it has 84.7 million).
- Iceland's centre is 32.0° of latitude, about 3,560 km, farther north than Jiangsu's.
- Iceland ranks 108th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Jiangsu is the 25th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- Iceland lies about 32° of latitude (roughly 3,560 km) north of Jiangsu.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iceland would have about 281,090 m² and each person in Jiangsu about 1,180 m².
- Laid side by side, Iceland and Jiangsu would cover 202,000 km², about the same size as Kyrgyzstan.
- Together they have 85.1 million people, about as many people as Turkey.
- Counted as a country, Jiangsu would rank 108th by area and 19th by population.
Side by side
| Iceland | Jiangsu | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 102,000 km²39,500 mi² | 100,000 km²38,600 mi² |
| Official area | 103,000 km²Wikidata | 98,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 107th of 239worldwide | 25th of 31in China |
| Population | 364,000Wikidata, 2019 | 84.7 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 177th of 237worldwide | 4th of 31in China |
| Density | 3.6 per km² | 847 per km² |
| Capital | Reykjavík | Nanjing |
| Latitude range | 63°N to 67°N | 31°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 103,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 102,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 98,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 100,000 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