Ningxia is 1.24× the size of Extremadura
Ningxia (autonomous region of China) covers about 52,100 km² (20,100 mi²) and Extremadura (autonomous community of Spain) about 42,100 km² (16,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 52,100km²Ningxia
- 42,100km²Extremadura
100 km
- Ningxia
- Extremadura
What fits
- Extremadura is 81% of the size of Ningxia.
- Ningxia is larger by 10,000 km² (3,870 mi²), which is 24% of the area of Extremadura.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ningxia is about 1.70, Extremadura about 1.37.
How they differ
- Ningxia also has the larger population: 7.2 million against 1.1 million, 6.84× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 138 in Ningxia against 25 in Extremadura: Ningxia is 5.53× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,060 km apart.
- Together Ningxia and Extremadura cover 94,200 km², close to the size of Hungary (93,200 km², 1.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 10,000 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Extremadura's density, Ningxia would have 1.3 million people (it has 7.2 million). At Ningxia's density, Extremadura would have 5.8 million (it has 1.1 million).
- Extremadura's centre is 1.9° of latitude, about 210 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.
- Extremadura is the 5th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 8.3% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 37°N and 39°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ningxia would have about 7,240 m² and each person in Extremadura about 39,990 m².
- Laid side by side, Ningxia and Extremadura would cover 94,200 km², about the same size as Hungary.
- Together they have 8.3 million people, about as many people as Honduras.
Side by side
| Ningxia | Extremadura | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous RegionChina | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 52,100 km²20,100 mi² | 42,100 km²16,300 mi² |
| Official area | 52,200 km²Wikidata | 41,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 27th of 31in China | 5th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 7.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 29th of 31in China | 13th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 138 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Yinchuan | Mérida |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 39°N | 38°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. 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 41,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,100 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Extremadura is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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