Jilin is 1.07× the size of Sonora
Jilin (province of China) covers about 191,000 km² (73,800 mi²) and Sonora (state of Mexico) about 179,000 km² (69,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 191,000km²Jilin
- 179,000km²Sonora
200 km
- Jilin
- Sonora
What fits
- Sonora is 94% of the size of Jilin.
- Jilin is larger by 11,800 km² (4,570 mi²), which is 6.6% of the area of Sonora.
- Measured in Belgiums: Jilin is about 6.23, Sonora about 5.84.
How they differ
- Jilin also has the larger population: 24.1 million against 2.9 million, 8.45× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 126 in Jilin against 16 in Sonora: Jilin is 7.92× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Jilin at 44°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Sonora at 30°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Jilin as 1.54× the size of Sonora instead of 1.07×.
- Together Jilin and Sonora cover 370,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 0.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 11,800 km², is about the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km²).
- At Sonora's density, Jilin would have 3.0 million people (it has 24.1 million). At Jilin's density, Sonora would have 22.6 million (it has 2.9 million).
- Jilin's centre is 14.0° of latitude, about 1,560 km, farther north than Sonora's.
- Jilin is the 12th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 24th most densely populated of them.
- Sonora is the 2nd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 9.2% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Jilin lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,560 km) north of Sonora.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Jilin would have about 7,930 m² and each person in Sonora about 62,860 m².
- Laid side by side, Jilin and Sonora would cover 370,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
- Together they have 26.9 million people, about as many people as North Korea.
Side by side
| Jilin | Sonora | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 191,000 km²73,800 mi² | 179,000 km²69,200 mi² |
| Official area | 187,000 km²Wikidata | 180,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 31in China | 2nd of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 24.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 31in China | 18th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 126 per km² | 16 per km² |
| Capital | Changchun | Hermosillo |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 46°N | 26°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 187,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 191,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 180,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 179,000 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