Ningxia is 1.22× the size of Denmark
Ningxia (autonomous region of China) covers about 52,100 km² (20,100 mi²) and Denmark (Europe) about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 52,100km²Ningxia
- 42,700km²Denmark
100 km
- Ningxia
- Denmark
What fits
- Denmark is 82% of the size of Ningxia.
- Ningxia is larger by 9,440 km² (3,640 mi²), which is 22% of the area of Denmark.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ningxia is about 1.70, Denmark about 1.39.
How they differ
- Ningxia also has the larger population: 7.2 million against 5.8 million, 1.24× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 138 in Ningxia against 136 in Denmark: Ningxia is 1.01× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,000 km apart.
- On a standard web map Denmark looks larger than Ningxia: Ningxia at 37°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Denmark at 56°N about 3.2×, so the map shows Denmark as 1.66× the size of Ningxia, when Ningxia is 1.22× the size of Denmark.
- Together Ningxia and Denmark cover 94,800 km², close to the size of Liberia (95,300 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 9,440 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Denmark's density, Ningxia would have 7.1 million people (it has 7.2 million). At Ningxia's density, Denmark would have 5.9 million (it has 5.8 million).
- Denmark's centre is 18.7° of latitude, about 2,080 km, farther north than Ningxia's.
- 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.
- Denmark ranks 134th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Denmark lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,080 km) north of Ningxia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ningxia would have about 7,240 m² and each person in Denmark about 7,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Ningxia and Denmark would cover 94,800 km², about the same size as Liberia.
- Together they have 13.0 million people, 1.04× as many people as South Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Ningxia would rank 128th by area and 106th by population.
Side by side
| Ningxia | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous RegionChina | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 52,100 km²20,100 mi² | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² |
| Official area | 52,200 km²Wikidata | 42,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 27th of 31in China | 133rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 7.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 29th of 31in China | 115th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 138 per km² | 136 per km² |
| Capital | Yinchuan | Copenhagen |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 39°N | 55°N to 58°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 52,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 52,100 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 42,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,700 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