Nunavut is 1.28× the size of Xinjiang
Nunavut (territory of Canada) covers about 2,080,000 km² (803,000 mi²) and Xinjiang (autonomous region of China) about 1,630,000 km² (629,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,080,000km²Nunavut
- 1,630,000km²Xinjiang
500 km
- Nunavut
- Xinjiang
Xinjiang: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with India. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Xinjiang is 78% of the size of Nunavut.
- Nunavut is larger by 450,000 km² (174,000 mi²), which is 28% of the area of Xinjiang.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nunavut is about 67.8, Xinjiang about 53.2.
How they differ
- Nunavut is larger, but Xinjiang has the larger population: 25.9 million against 37,000, 701× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 16 in Xinjiang against 0.0 in Nunavut: Xinjiang is 895× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,700 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nunavut at 70°N is drawn about 8.3× too large and Xinjiang at 41°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Nunavut as 6.00× the size of Xinjiang instead of 1.28×.
- Together Nunavut and Xinjiang cover 3,710,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 15% smaller).
- The gap between them, 450,000 km², is about the size of Uzbekistan (448,000 km²).
- At Xinjiang's density, Nunavut would have 33.0 million people (it has 37,000). At Nunavut's density, Xinjiang would have 29,000 (it has 25.9 million).
- Nunavut's centre is 28.6° of latitude, about 3,180 km, farther north than Xinjiang's.
- Nunavut is the largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 21% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Xinjiang is the largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 17% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Nunavut lies about 29° of latitude (roughly 3,180 km) north of Xinjiang.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nunavut would have about 56,430,200 m² and each person in Xinjiang about 63,060 m².
- Laid side by side, Nunavut and Xinjiang would cover 3,710,000 km², 1.18× the size of India.
- Together they have 25.9 million people, about as many people as North Korea.
Side by side
| Nunavut | Xinjiang | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | TerritoryCanada | Autonomous RegionChina |
| Area, measured | 2,080,000 km²803,000 mi² | 1,630,000 km²629,000 mi² |
| Official area | 2,039,000 km²Wikidata | 1,665,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 13in Canada | 1st of 31in China |
| Population | 37,000Wikidata, 2021 | 25.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 13in Canada | 21st of 31in China |
| Density | 0.02 per km² | 16 per km² |
| Capital | Iqaluit | Ürümqi |
| Latitude range | 52°N to 83°N | 34°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 2,080,000 km² is 2.0% above Wikidata's official figure of 2,039,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 1,630,000 km² is 2.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,665,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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