Peru is 8.26× the size of Shanxi
Peru (South America) covers about 1,290,000 km² (498,000 mi²) and Shanxi (province of China) about 156,000 km² (60,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,290,000km²Peru
- 156,000km²Shanxi
500 km
- Peru
- Shanxi
What fits
- Shanxi fits inside Peru about 8.26 times by area.
- Peru is larger by 1,134,000 km² (438,000 mi²), which is 726% of the area of Shanxi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Peru is about 42.1, Shanxi about 5.09.
How they differ
- Peru is larger, but Shanxi has the larger population: 34.9 million against 34.2 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 224 in Shanxi against 26 in Peru: Shanxi is 8.45× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 16,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Peru at 9°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Shanxi at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Peru as 5.33× the size of Shanxi instead of 8.26×.
- Together Peru and Shanxi cover 1,446,000 km², close to the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km², 8.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,134,000 km², is about the size of Colombia (1,135,000 km²).
- At Shanxi's density, Peru would have 288.5 million people (it has 34.2 million). At Peru's density, Shanxi would have 4.1 million (it has 34.9 million).
- Shanxi's centre is 46.7° of latitude, about 5,190 km, farther north than Peru's.
- Peru ranks 21st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Shanxi is the 19th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.7% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Shanxi lies about 47° of latitude (roughly 5,190 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 Shanxi about 4,470 m².
- Laid side by side, Peru and Shanxi would cover 1,446,000 km², 92% of the size of Mongolia.
- Together they have 69.1 million people, about as many people as France.
- Counted as a country, Shanxi would rank 93rd by area and 42nd by population.
Side by side
| Peru | Shanxi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 1,290,000 km²498,000 mi² | 156,000 km²60,300 mi² |
| Official area | 1,285,000 km²Wikidata | 156,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 20th of 239worldwide | 19th of 31in China |
| Population | 34.2 millionWikidata, 2025 | 34.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 44th of 237worldwide | 18th of 31in China |
| Density | 26 per km² | 224 per km² |
| Capital | Lima | Taiyuan |
| Latitude range | 18°S to 0°S | 35°N to 41°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 156,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 156,000 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