Nepal and Liaoning are almost exactly the same size
Nepal (Asia) covers about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²) and Liaoning (province of China) about 147,000 km² (56,600 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 147,000km²Nepal
- 147,000km²Liaoning
200 km
- Nepal
- Liaoning
What fits
- Liaoning is 100% of the size of Nepal.
- The measured areas differ by 592 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nepal is about 4.80, Liaoning about 4.78.
How they differ
- Nepal is larger, but Liaoning has the larger population: 42.6 million against 29.2 million, 1.46× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 291 in Liaoning against 198 in Nepal: Liaoning is 1.47× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,780 km apart.
- On a standard web map Liaoning looks larger than Nepal: Nepal at 28°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Liaoning at 41°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Liaoning as 1.37× the size of Nepal, when Nepal is 1.00× the size of Liaoning.
- Together Nepal and Liaoning cover 294,000 km², close to the size of Philippines (293,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- At Liaoning's density, Nepal would have 42.8 million people (it has 29.2 million). At Nepal's density, Liaoning would have 29.0 million (it has 42.6 million).
- Liaoning's centre is 13.0° of latitude, about 1,450 km, farther north than Nepal's.
- Nepal ranks 94th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Liaoning is the 21st largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Liaoning lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,450 km) north of Nepal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nepal would have about 5,040 m² and each person in Liaoning about 3,440 m².
- Laid side by side, Nepal and Liaoning would cover 294,000 km², about the same size as the Philippines.
- Together they have 71.8 million people, 1.05× as many people as France.
- Counted as a country, Liaoning would rank 94th by area and 34th by population.
Side by side
| Nepal | Liaoning | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 147,000 km²56,800 mi² | 147,000 km²56,600 mi² |
| Official area | 147,000 km²Wikidata | 146,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 93rd of 239worldwide | 21st of 31in China |
| Population | 29.2 millionWikidata, 2021 | 42.6 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 51st of 237worldwide | 14th of 31in China |
| Density | 198 per km² | 291 per km² |
| Capital | Kathmandu | Shenyang |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 30°N | 39°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 147,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 146,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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