Liaoning is 1.01× the size of Iowa

Liaoning (province of China) covers about 147,000 km² (56,600 mi²) and Iowa (state of the United States) about 145,000 km² (56,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

147,000km²Liaoning
145,000km²Iowa

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Liaoning
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What fits

Iowa is 99% of the size of Liaoning.
Liaoning is larger by 1,070 km² (412 mi²), which is 0.7% of the area of Iowa.
Measured in Belgiums: Liaoning is about 4.78, Iowa about 4.74.

How they differ

Liaoning also has the larger population: 42.6 million against 3.2 million, 13.3× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 291 in Liaoning against 22 in Iowa: Liaoning is 13.3× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 10,100 km apart.
On a standard web map Iowa looks larger than Liaoning: Liaoning at 41°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Iowa at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Iowa as 1.02× the size of Liaoning, when Liaoning is 1.01× the size of Iowa.
Together Liaoning and Iowa cover 292,000 km², close to the size of Philippines (293,000 km², 0.5% bigger).
At Iowa's density, Liaoning would have 3.2 million people (it has 42.6 million). At Liaoning's density, Iowa would have 42.3 million (it has 3.2 million).
Iowa's centre is 0.8° of latitude, about 90 km, farther north than Liaoning's.
Liaoning is the 21st largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
Iowa is the 26th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 35th most densely populated of them.
Both lie at about the same latitude, 41°N and 42°N.
Shared out evenly, each person in Liaoning would have about 3,440 m² and each person in Iowa about 45,590 m².
Laid side by side, Liaoning and Iowa would cover 292,000 km², about the same size as the Philippines.
Together they have 45.8 million people, about as many people as Algeria.

Side by side

	Liaoning	Iowa
Is a	ProvinceChina	StateUnited States
Area, measured	147,000 km²56,600 mi²	145,000 km²56,200 mi²
Official area	146,000 km²Wikidata	146,000 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	21st of 31in China	26th of 51in the United States
Population	42.6 millionWikidata, 2020	3.2 millionWikidata, 2020
Rank by population	14th of 31in China	31st of 51in the United States
Density	291 per km²	22 per km²
Capital	Shenyang	Des Moines
Latitude range	39°N to 43°N	40°N to 44°N

Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 146,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 146,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 145,000 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

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