Kentucky is 1.03× the size of Zhejiang
Kentucky (state of the United States) covers about 105,000 km² (40,400 mi²) and Zhejiang (province of China) about 101,000 km² (39,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 105,000km²Kentucky
- 101,000km²Zhejiang
200 km
- Kentucky
- Zhejiang
What fits
- Zhejiang is 97% of the size of Kentucky.
- Kentucky is larger by 3,240 km² (1,250 mi²), which is 3.2% of the area of Zhejiang.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kentucky is about 3.41, Zhejiang about 3.30.
How they differ
- Kentucky is larger, but Zhejiang has the larger population: 64.6 million against 4.5 million, 14.3× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 637 in Zhejiang against 43 in Kentucky: Zhejiang is 14.8× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Kentucky at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Zhejiang at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Kentucky as 1.25× the size of Zhejiang instead of 1.03×.
- Together Kentucky and Zhejiang cover 206,000 km², close to the size of Belarus (207,000 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,240 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Zhejiang's density, Kentucky would have 66.6 million people (it has 4.5 million). At Kentucky's density, Zhejiang would have 4.4 million (it has 64.6 million).
- Kentucky's centre is 8.4° of latitude, about 930 km, farther north than Zhejiang's.
- Kentucky is the 36th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Zhejiang is the 24th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Kentucky lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 930 km) north of Zhejiang.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kentucky would have about 23,210 m² and each person in Zhejiang about 1,570 m².
- Laid side by side, Kentucky and Zhejiang would cover 206,000 km², about the same size as Belarus.
- Together they have 69.1 million people, about as many people as France.
Side by side
| Kentucky | Zhejiang | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 105,000 km²40,400 mi² | 101,000 km²39,100 mi² |
| Official area | 105,000 km²Wikidata | 102,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 36th of 51in the United States | 24th of 31in China |
| Population | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 64.6 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 26th of 51in the United States | 8th of 31in China |
| Density | 43 per km² | 637 per km² |
| Capital | Frankfort | Hangzhou |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 39°N | 27°N to 31°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 105,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 105,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 102,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 101,000 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