Jiangsu is 1.06× the size of Bihar
Jiangsu (province of China) covers about 100,000 km² (38,600 mi²) and Bihar (state of India) about 94,700 km² (36,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 100,000km²Jiangsu
- 94,700km²Bihar
100 km
- Jiangsu
- Bihar
What fits
- Bihar is 95% of the size of Jiangsu.
- Jiangsu is larger by 5,400 km² (2,090 mi²), which is 5.7% of the area of Bihar.
- Measured in Belgiums: Jiangsu is about 3.26, Bihar about 3.09.
How they differ
- Jiangsu is larger, but Bihar has the larger population: 103.8 million against 84.7 million, 1.22× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,096 in Bihar against 847 in Jiangsu: Bihar is 1.29× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,370 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Jiangsu at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Bihar at 26°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Jiangsu as 1.22× the size of Bihar instead of 1.06×.
- Together Jiangsu and Bihar cover 195,000 km², close to the size of Senegal (196,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,400 km², is about the size of Cyprus (5,400 km²).
- At Bihar's density, Jiangsu would have 109.7 million people (it has 84.7 million). At Jiangsu's density, Bihar would have 80.2 million (it has 103.8 million).
- Jiangsu's centre is 7.3° of latitude, about 810 km, farther north than Bihar's.
- 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.
- Bihar is the 12th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Jiangsu lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 812 km) north of Bihar.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Jiangsu would have about 1,180 m² and each person in Bihar about 910 m².
- Laid side by side, Jiangsu and Bihar would cover 195,000 km², about the same size as Senegal.
- Together they have 188.6 million people, 1.10× as many people as Bangladesh.
Side by side
| Jiangsu | Bihar | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 100,000 km²38,600 mi² | 94,700 km²36,600 mi² |
| Official area | 98,300 km²Wikidata | 94,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 25th of 31in China | 12th of 36in India |
| Population | 84.7 millionWikidata, 2020 | 103.8 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 31in China | 3rd of 36in India |
| Density | 847 per km² | 1,096 per km² |
| Capital | Nanjing | Patna |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 35°N | 24°N to 28°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 98,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 100,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,700 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