Jiangsu is 1.03× the size of Pernambuco
Jiangsu (province of China) covers about 100,000 km² (38,600 mi²) and Pernambuco (state of Brazil) about 97,600 km² (37,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 100,000km²Jiangsu
- 97,600km²Pernambuco
200 km
- Jiangsu
- Pernambuco
What fits
- Pernambuco is 98% of the size of Jiangsu.
- Jiangsu is larger by 2,460 km² (950 mi²), which is 2.5% of the area of Pernambuco.
- Measured in Belgiums: Jiangsu is about 3.26, Pernambuco about 3.18.
How they differ
- Jiangsu also has the larger population: 84.7 million against 9.1 million, 9.36× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 847 in Jiangsu against 93 in Pernambuco: Jiangsu is 9.13× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 16,400 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Jiangsu at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Pernambuco at 8°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Jiangsu as 1.43× the size of Pernambuco instead of 1.03×.
- Together Jiangsu and Pernambuco cover 198,000 km², close to the size of Kyrgyzstan (199,000 km², 0.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,460 km², is about the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km²).
- At Pernambuco's density, Jiangsu would have 9.3 million people (it has 84.7 million). At Jiangsu's density, Pernambuco would have 82.7 million (it has 9.1 million).
- Jiangsu's centre is 41.3° of latitude, about 4,590 km, farther north than Pernambuco'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.
- Pernambuco is the 19th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Jiangsu lies about 41° of latitude (roughly 4,590 km) north of Pernambuco, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Jiangsu would have about 1,180 m² and each person in Pernambuco about 10,780 m².
- Laid side by side, Jiangsu and Pernambuco would cover 198,000 km², about the same size as Kyrgyzstan.
- Together they have 93.8 million people, about as many people as Iran.
Side by side
| Jiangsu | Pernambuco | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 100,000 km²38,600 mi² | 97,600 km²37,700 mi² |
| Official area | 98,300 km²Wikidata | 98,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 25th of 31in China | 19th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 84.7 millionWikidata, 2020 | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 31in China | 7th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 847 per km² | 93 per km² |
| Capital | Nanjing | Recife |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 35°N | 9°S to 7°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. 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 98,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 97,600 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