Peru is 2.85× the size of Heilongjiang
Peru (South America) covers about 1,290,000 km² (498,000 mi²) and Heilongjiang (province of China) about 452,000 km² (175,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,290,000km²Peru
- 452,000km²Heilongjiang
500 km
- Peru
- Heilongjiang
What fits
- Heilongjiang fits inside Peru about 2.85 times by area.
- Peru is larger by 838,000 km² (323,000 mi²), which is 185% of the area of Heilongjiang.
- Measured in Belgiums: Peru is about 42.1, Heilongjiang about 14.7.
How they differ
- Peru also has the larger population: 34.2 million against 31.9 million, 1.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 70 in Heilongjiang against 26 in Peru: Heilongjiang is 2.66× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,200 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Peru at 9°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Heilongjiang at 48°N about 2.2×, so the map shows Peru as 1.32× the size of Heilongjiang instead of 2.85×.
- Together Peru and Heilongjiang cover 1,742,000 km², close to the size of Sudan (1,856,000 km², 6.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 838,000 km², is about the size of Namibia (823,000 km²).
- At Heilongjiang's density, Peru would have 90.8 million people (it has 34.2 million). At Peru's density, Heilongjiang would have 12.0 million (it has 31.9 million).
- Heilongjiang's centre is 56.9° of latitude, about 6,330 km, farther north than Peru's.
- Peru ranks 21st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Heilongjiang is the 6th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 4.8% of its area; it is the 26th most densely populated of them.
- Heilongjiang lies about 57° of latitude (roughly 6,330 km) north of Peru, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Peru would have about 37,760 m² and each person in Heilongjiang about 14,200 m².
- Laid side by side, Peru and Heilongjiang would cover 1,742,000 km², 94% of the size of Sudan.
- Together they have 66.0 million people, about as many people as Thailand.
- Counted as a country, Heilongjiang would rank 57th by area and 48th by population.
Side by side
| Peru | Heilongjiang | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 1,290,000 km²498,000 mi² | 452,000 km²175,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,285,000 km²Wikidata | 455,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 20th of 239worldwide | 6th of 31in China |
| Population | 34.2 millionWikidata, 2025 | 31.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 44th of 237worldwide | 20th of 31in China |
| Density | 26 per km² | 70 per km² |
| Capital | Lima | Harbin |
| Latitude range | 18°S to 0°S | 43°N to 54°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,285,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,290,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 455,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 452,000 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