Michoacán is 1.13× the size of Ningxia
Michoacán (state of Mexico) covers about 58,900 km² (22,700 mi²) and Ningxia (autonomous region of China) about 52,100 km² (20,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 58,900km²Michoacán
- 52,100km²Ningxia
100 km
- Michoacán
- Ningxia
What fits
- Ningxia is 89% of the size of Michoacán.
- Michoacán is larger by 6,750 km² (2,600 mi²), which is 13% of the area of Ningxia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Michoacán is about 1.92, Ningxia about 1.70.
How they differ
- Michoacán is larger, but Ningxia has the larger population: 7.2 million against 4.6 million, 1.57× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 138 in Ningxia against 78 in Michoacán: Ningxia is 1.77× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,100 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ningxia looks larger than Michoacán: Michoacán at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Ningxia at 37°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Ningxia as 1.25× the size of Michoacán, when Michoacán is 1.13× the size of Ningxia.
- Together Michoacán and Ningxia cover 111,000 km², close to the size of Cuba (110,000 km², 1.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 6,750 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Ningxia's density, Michoacán would have 8.1 million people (it has 4.6 million). At Michoacán's density, Ningxia would have 4.1 million (it has 7.2 million).
- Ningxia's centre is 18.0° of latitude, about 2,010 km, farther north than Michoacán's.
- Michoacán is the 16th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Ningxia is the 27th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.6% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Ningxia lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 2,010 km) north of Michoacán.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Michoacán would have about 12,840 m² and each person in Ningxia about 7,240 m².
- Laid side by side, Michoacán and Ningxia would cover 111,000 km², about the same size as Cuba.
- Together they have 11.8 million people, about as many people as Belgium.
Side by side
| Michoacán | Ningxia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | Autonomous RegionChina |
| Area, measured | 58,900 km²22,700 mi² | 52,100 km²20,100 mi² |
| Official area | 58,600 km²Wikidata | 52,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 16th of 32in Mexico | 27th of 31in China |
| Population | 4.6 millionWikidata, 2015 | 7.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 9th of 32in Mexico | 29th of 31in China |
| Density | 78 per km² | 138 per km² |
| Capital | Morelia | Yinchuan |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 20°N | 35°N to 39°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 58,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 58,900 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 52,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 52,100 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