Liaoning is 1.01× the size of Suriname
Liaoning (province of China) covers about 147,000 km² (56,600 mi²) and Suriname (South America) about 145,000 km² (56,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 147,000km²Liaoning
- 145,000km²Suriname
100 km
- Liaoning
- Suriname
What fits
- Suriname is 99% of the size of Liaoning.
- Liaoning is larger by 1,390 km² (537 mi²), which is 1.0% of the area of Suriname.
- Measured in Belgiums: Liaoning is about 4.78, Suriname about 4.73.
How they differ
- Liaoning also has the larger population: 42.6 million against 563,000, 75.6× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 291 in Liaoning against 3.9 in Suriname: Liaoning is 74.9× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Liaoning at 41°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Suriname at 4°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Liaoning as 1.78× the size of Suriname instead of 1.01×.
- Together Liaoning and Suriname cover 292,000 km², close to the size of Philippines (293,000 km², 0.6% bigger).
- At Suriname's density, Liaoning would have 569,000 people (it has 42.6 million). At Liaoning's density, Suriname would have 42.2 million (it has 563,000).
- Liaoning's centre is 37.2° of latitude, about 4,130 km, farther north than Suriname'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.
- Suriname ranks 95th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Liaoning lies about 37° of latitude (roughly 4,130 km) north of Suriname.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Liaoning would have about 3,440 m² and each person in Suriname about 257,580 m².
- Laid side by side, Liaoning and Suriname would cover 292,000 km², about the same size as the Philippines.
- Together they have 43.2 million people, 1.04× as many people as Afghanistan.
- Counted as a country, Liaoning would rank 94th by area and 34th by population.
Side by side
| Liaoning | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountrySouth America |
| Area, measured | 147,000 km²56,600 mi² | 145,000 km²56,000 mi² |
| Official area | 146,000 km²Wikidata | 163,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 21st of 31in China | 94th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 42.6 millionWikidata, 2020 | 563,000Wikidata, 2017 |
| Rank by population | 14th of 31in China | 170th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 291 per km² | 3.9 per km² |
| Capital | Shenyang | Paramaribo |
| Latitude range | 39°N to 43°N | 2°N to 6°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2017. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 146,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 145,000 km² is 11% below Wikidata's official figure of 163,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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