Manipur is 1.33× the size of Beijing
Manipur (state of India) covers about 21,700 km² (8,370 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.
- 21,700km²Manipur
- 16,300km²Beijing
50 km
- Manipur
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing is 75% of the size of Manipur.
- Manipur is larger by 5,420 km² (2,090 mi²), which is 33% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Manipur is about 0.71, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Manipur is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 2.9 million, 7.67× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 132 in Manipur: Beijing is 10.2× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,710 km apart.
- On a standard web map Beijing looks larger than Manipur: Manipur at 25°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Beijing as 1.06× the size of Manipur, when Manipur is 1.33× the size of Beijing.
- Together Manipur and Beijing cover 37,900 km², close to the size of Netherlands (37,100 km², 2.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,420 km², is about the size of Cyprus (5,400 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Manipur would have 29.2 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Manipur's density, Beijing would have 2.1 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Beijing's centre is 15.4° of latitude, about 1,720 km, farther north than Manipur's.
- Manipur is the 25th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 28th most densely populated of them.
- 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.
- Beijing lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,720 km) north of Manipur.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Manipur would have about 7,590 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Manipur and Beijing would cover 37,900 km², about the same size as the Netherlands.
- Together they have 24.7 million people, 1.04× as many people as Syria.
Side by side
| Manipur | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 21,700 km²8,370 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 22,300 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 25th of 36in India | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2011 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 25th of 36in India | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 132 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Imphal | – |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 26°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 21,700 km² is 2.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 22,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- 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
- 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
