Iceland is 1.01× the size of Zhejiang
Iceland (Europe) covers about 102,000 km² (39,500 mi²) and Zhejiang (province of China) about 101,000 km² (39,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 102,000km²Iceland
- 101,000km²Zhejiang
100 km
- Iceland
- Zhejiang
What fits
- Zhejiang is 99% of the size of Iceland.
- Iceland is larger by 1,050 km² (406 mi²), which is 1.0% of the area of Zhejiang.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iceland is about 3.34, Zhejiang about 3.30.
How they differ
- Iceland is larger, but Zhejiang has the larger population: 64.6 million against 364,000, 177× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 637 in Zhejiang against 3.6 in Iceland: Zhejiang is 179× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,950 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Iceland at 65°N is drawn about 5.6× too large and Zhejiang at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Iceland as 4.31× the size of Zhejiang instead of 1.01×.
- Together Iceland and Zhejiang cover 204,000 km², close to the size of Belarus (207,000 km², 1.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,050 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Zhejiang's density, Iceland would have 65.2 million people (it has 364,000). At Iceland's density, Zhejiang would have 361,000 (it has 64.6 million).
- Iceland's centre is 35.8° of latitude, about 3,980 km, farther north than Zhejiang's.
- Iceland ranks 108th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Zhejiang is the 24th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Iceland lies about 36° of latitude (roughly 3,980 km) north of Zhejiang.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iceland would have about 281,090 m² and each person in Zhejiang about 1,570 m².
- Laid side by side, Iceland and Zhejiang would cover 204,000 km², about the same size as Belarus.
- Together they have 64.9 million people, about as many people as Thailand.
- Counted as a country, Zhejiang would rank 108th by area and 23rd by population.
Side by side
| Iceland | Zhejiang | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 102,000 km²39,500 mi² | 101,000 km²39,100 mi² |
| Official area | 103,000 km²Wikidata | 102,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 107th of 239worldwide | 24th of 31in China |
| Population | 364,000Wikidata, 2019 | 64.6 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 177th of 237worldwide | 8th of 31in China |
| Density | 3.6 per km² | 637 per km² |
| Capital | Reykjavík | Hangzhou |
| Latitude range | 63°N to 67°N | 27°N to 31°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 102,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 101,000 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