Illinois is 1.02× the size of Liaoning
Illinois (state of the United States) covers about 150,000 km² (58,000 mi²) and Liaoning (province of China) about 147,000 km² (56,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 150,000km²Illinois
- 147,000km²Liaoning
100 km
- Illinois
- Liaoning
What fits
- Liaoning is 98% of the size of Illinois.
- Illinois is larger by 3,640 km² (1,410 mi²), which is 2.5% of the area of Liaoning.
- Measured in Belgiums: Illinois is about 4.90, Liaoning about 4.78.
How they differ
- Illinois is larger, but Liaoning has the larger population: 42.6 million against 12.8 million, 3.32× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 291 in Liaoning against 85 in Illinois: Liaoning is 3.41× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,400 km apart.
- On a standard web map Liaoning looks larger than Illinois: Illinois at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Liaoning at 41°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Liaoning as 1.01× the size of Illinois, when Illinois is 1.02× the size of Liaoning.
- Together Illinois and Liaoning cover 297,000 km², close to the size of Philippines (293,000 km², 1.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,640 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Liaoning's density, Illinois would have 43.6 million people (it has 12.8 million). At Illinois's density, Liaoning would have 12.5 million (it has 42.6 million).
- Liaoning's centre is 1.2° of latitude, about 130 km, farther north than Illinois's.
- Illinois is the 24th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Liaoning is the 21st largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 40°N and 41°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Illinois would have about 11,720 m² and each person in Liaoning about 3,440 m².
- Laid side by side, Illinois and Liaoning would cover 297,000 km², about the same size as the Philippines.
- Together they have 55.4 million people, 97% as many people as Tanzania.
Side by side
| Illinois | Liaoning | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 150,000 km²58,000 mi² | 147,000 km²56,600 mi² |
| Official area | 150,000 km²Wikidata | 146,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 51in the United States | 21st of 31in China |
| Population | 12.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 42.6 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 51in the United States | 14th of 31in China |
| Density | 85 per km² | 291 per km² |
| Capital | Springfield | Shenyang |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 43°N | 39°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 150,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 150,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 146,000 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
- 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