Iraq is 2.50× the size of Guizhou
Iraq (Asia) covers about 437,000 km² (169,000 mi²) and Guizhou (province of China) about 175,000 km² (67,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 437,000km²Iraq
- 175,000km²Guizhou
200 km
- Iraq
- Guizhou
What fits
- Guizhou fits inside Iraq about 2.50 times by area.
- Iraq is larger by 262,000 km² (101,000 mi²), which is 150% of the area of Guizhou.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iraq is about 14.3, Guizhou about 5.71.
How they differ
- Iraq is larger, but Guizhou has the larger population: 38.6 million against 38.3 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 220 in Guizhou against 88 in Iraq: Guizhou is 2.52× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,030 km apart.
- Together Iraq and Guizhou cover 613,000 km², close to the size of Central African Republic (618,000 km², 0.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 262,000 km², is about the size of Gabon (260,000 km²).
- At Guizhou's density, Iraq would have 96.3 million people (it has 38.3 million). At Iraq's density, Guizhou would have 15.3 million (it has 38.6 million).
- Iraq's centre is 6.2° of latitude, about 690 km, farther north than Guizhou's.
- Iraq ranks 60th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Guizhou is the 16th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Iraq lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 689 km) north of Guizhou.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iraq would have about 11,430 m² and each person in Guizhou about 4,540 m².
- Laid side by side, Iraq and Guizhou would cover 613,000 km², about the same size as the Central African Republic.
- Together they have 76.8 million people, 92% as many people as Germany.
- Counted as a country, Guizhou would rank 91st by area and 37th by population.
Side by side
| Iraq | Guizhou | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 437,000 km²169,000 mi² | 175,000 km²67,600 mi² |
| Official area | 437,000 km²Wikidata | 176,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 59th of 239worldwide | 16th of 31in China |
| Population | 38.3 millionWikidata, 2017 | 38.6 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 37th of 237worldwide | 17th of 31in China |
| Density | 88 per km² | 220 per km² |
| Capital | Baghdad | Guiyang |
| Latitude range | 29°N to 37°N | 25°N to 29°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 437,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 437,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 176,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 175,000 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