Niger is 72.7× the size of Beijing
Niger (Africa) covers about 1,181,000 km² (456,000 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.
- 1,181,000km²Niger
- 16,300km²Beijing
500 km
- Niger
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing fits inside Niger about 72.7 times by area.
- Niger is larger by 1,165,000 km² (450,000 mi²), which is 7,169% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Niger is about 38.5, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Niger is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 21.5 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 18 in Niger: Beijing is 74.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Niger at 17°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Niger as 46.6× the size of Beijing instead of 72.7×.
- Together Niger and Beijing cover 1,198,000 km², close to the size of South Africa (1,220,000 km², 1.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,165,000 km², is about the size of Colombia (1,135,000 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Niger would have 1.59 billion people (it has 21.5 million). At Niger's density, Beijing would have 295,000 (it has 21.9 million).
- Beijing's centre is 22.8° of latitude, about 2,530 km, farther north than Niger's.
- Niger ranks 26th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- 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 23° of latitude (roughly 2,530 km) north of Niger.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Niger would have about 55,000 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Niger and Beijing would cover 1,198,000 km², about the same size as South Africa.
- Together they have 43.4 million people, 1.05× as many people as Afghanistan.
- Counted as a country, Beijing would rank 159th by area and 60th by population.
Side by side
| Niger | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 1,181,000 km²456,000 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 1,267,000 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 25th of 239worldwide | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 21.5 millionWikidata, 2017 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 60th of 237worldwide | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 18 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Niamey | – |
| Latitude range | 12°N to 24°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 1,181,000 km² is 6.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,267,000 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 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