Meghalaya is 1.42× the size of Beijing
Meghalaya (state of India) covers about 23,100 km² (8,930 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.
- 23,100km²Meghalaya
- 16,300km²Beijing
50 km
- Meghalaya
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing is 70% of the size of Meghalaya.
- Meghalaya is larger by 6,870 km² (2,650 mi²), which is 42% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Meghalaya is about 0.75, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Meghalaya is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 3.0 million, 7.38× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 128 in Meghalaya: Beijing is 10.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,840 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Meghalaya at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Meghalaya as 1.02× the size of Beijing instead of 1.42×.
- Together Meghalaya and Beijing cover 39,400 km², close to the size of Bhutan (40,400 km², 2.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 6,870 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Meghalaya would have 31.1 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Meghalaya's density, Beijing would have 2.1 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Beijing's centre is 14.6° of latitude, about 1,630 km, farther north than Meghalaya's.
- Meghalaya is the 24th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 29th 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 1,630 km) north of Meghalaya.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Meghalaya would have about 7,790 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Meghalaya and Beijing would cover 39,400 km², about the same size as Bhutan.
- Together they have 24.9 million people, 1.04× as many people as Syria.
Side by side
| Meghalaya | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 23,100 km²8,930 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 22,400 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 36in India | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2011 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 36in India | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 128 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Shillong | – |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 26°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 23,100 km² is 3.1% above Wikidata's official figure of 22,400 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