Kazakhstan is 167× the size of Beijing
Kazakhstan (Asia) covers about 2,714,000 km² (1,048,000 mi²) and Beijing (municipality of China) about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,714,000km²Kazakhstan
- 16,300km²Beijing
500 km
- Kazakhstan
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing fits inside Kazakhstan about 167 times by area.
- Kazakhstan is larger by 2,698,000 km² (1,042,000 mi²), which is 16,601% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kazakhstan is about 88.5, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Kazakhstan is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 20.1 million, 1.09× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 7.4 in Kazakhstan: Beijing is 182× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,950 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Kazakhstan at 48°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Kazakhstan as 221× the size of Beijing instead of 167×.
- Together Kazakhstan and Beijing cover 2,731,000 km², close to the size of Argentina (2,783,000 km², 1.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,698,000 km², is about the size of Argentina (2,783,000 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Kazakhstan would have 3.66 billion people (it has 20.1 million). At Kazakhstan's density, Beijing would have 121,000 (it has 21.9 million).
- Kazakhstan's centre is 8.2° of latitude, about 910 km, farther north than Beijing's.
- Kazakhstan ranks 10th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Beijing is the 29th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Kazakhstan lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 911 km) north of Beijing.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kazakhstan would have about 134,770 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Kazakhstan and Beijing would cover 2,731,000 km², about the same size as Argentina.
- Together they have 42.0 million people, about as many people as Afghanistan.
- Counted as a country, Beijing would rank 159th by area and 60th by population.
Side by side
| Kazakhstan | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 2,714,000 km²1,048,000 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 2,725,000 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 9th of 239worldwide | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 20.1 millionWikidata, 2024 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 62nd of 237worldwide | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 7.4 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Astana | – |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 55°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,725,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,714,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 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