Massachusetts is 1.30× the size of Beijing
Massachusetts (state of the United States) covers about 21,200 km² (8,170 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.
- 21,200km²Massachusetts
- 16,300km²Beijing
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- Massachusetts
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing is 77% of the size of Massachusetts.
- Massachusetts is larger by 4,910 km² (1,900 mi²), which is 30% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Massachusetts is about 0.69, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Massachusetts is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 7.0 million, 3.11× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 332 in Massachusetts: Beijing is 4.06× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,800 km apart.
- Together Massachusetts and Beijing cover 37,400 km², close to the size of Netherlands (37,100 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 4,910 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Massachusetts would have 28.5 million people (it has 7.0 million). At Massachusetts's density, Beijing would have 5.4 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Massachusetts's centre is 2.1° of latitude, about 230 km, farther north than Beijing's.
- Massachusetts is the 45th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 4th 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.
- Massachusetts lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 232 km) north of Beijing.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Massachusetts would have about 3,010 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Massachusetts and Beijing would cover 37,400 km², about the same size as the Netherlands.
- Together they have 28.9 million people, about as many people as Nepal.
Side by side
| Massachusetts | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 21,200 km²8,170 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 27,300 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 45th of 51in the United States | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 15th of 51in the United States | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 332 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Boston | – |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 43°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 21,200 km² is 23% below Wikidata's official figure of 27,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- 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