Nagaland and Beijing are almost exactly the same size
Nagaland (state of India) covers about 16,300 km² (6,280 mi²) and Beijing (municipality of China) about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 16,300km²Nagaland
- 16,300km²Beijing
50 km
- Nagaland
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing is 100% of the size of Nagaland.
- The measured areas differ by 19.9 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nagaland is about 0.53, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Nagaland is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 2.0 million, 11.1× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 122 in Nagaland: Beijing is 11.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,570 km apart.
- On a standard web map Beijing looks larger than Nagaland: Nagaland at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Beijing as 1.38× the size of Nagaland, when Nagaland is 1.00× the size of Beijing.
- Together Nagaland and Beijing cover 32,500 km², close to the size of Guinea-Bissau (32,800 km², 0.9% bigger).
- At Beijing's density, Nagaland would have 21.9 million people (it has 2.0 million). At Nagaland's density, Beijing would have 2.0 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Beijing's centre is 14.1° of latitude, about 1,570 km, farther north than Nagaland's.
- Nagaland is the 27th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.5% of its area; it is the 31st 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 14° of latitude (roughly 1,570 km) north of Nagaland.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nagaland would have about 8,220 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Nagaland and Beijing would cover 32,500 km², about the same size as Guinea-Bissau.
- Together they have 23.9 million people, about as many people as Syria.
Side by side
| Nagaland | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 16,300 km²6,280 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 16,600 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 27th of 36in India | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2011 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 26th of 36in India | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 122 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Kohima | – |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 27°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 km², to within 2%.
- 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