Portugal is 2.70× the size of Hainan
Portugal (Europe) covers about 91,400 km² (35,300 mi²) and Hainan (province of China) about 33,800 km² (13,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 91,400km²Portugal
- 33,800km²Hainan
500 km
- Portugal
- Hainan
What fits
- Hainan fits inside Portugal about 2.70 times by area.
- Portugal is larger by 57,600 km² (22,200 mi²), which is 170% of the area of Hainan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Portugal is about 2.98, Hainan about 1.10.
How they differ
- Portugal also has the larger population: 10.3 million against 10.1 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 298 in Hainan against 113 in Portugal: Hainan is 2.63× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Portugal at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Hainan at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Portugal as 4.06× the size of Hainan instead of 2.70×.
- Together Portugal and Hainan cover 125,000 km², close to the size of Eritrea (123,000 km², 2.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 57,600 km², is about the size of Togo (56,900 km²).
- At Hainan's density, Portugal would have 27.2 million people (it has 10.3 million). At Portugal's density, Hainan would have 3.8 million (it has 10.1 million).
- Portugal's centre is 20.4° of latitude, about 2,270 km, farther north than Hainan's.
- Portugal ranks 112th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hainan is the 28th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.4% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Portugal lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,270 km) north of Hainan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Portugal would have about 8,830 m² and each person in Hainan about 3,360 m².
- Laid side by side, Portugal and Hainan would cover 125,000 km², about the same size as Eritrea.
- Together they have 20.4 million people, about as many people as Kazakhstan.
- Counted as a country, Hainan would rank 138th by area and 92nd by population.
Side by side
| Portugal | Hainan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 91,400 km²35,300 mi² | 33,800 km²13,100 mi² |
| Official area | 92,200 km²Wikidata | 33,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 111th of 239worldwide | 28th of 31in China |
| Population | 10.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 90th of 237worldwide | 28th of 31in China |
| Density | 113 per km² | 298 per km² |
| Capital | Lisbon | Haikou |
| Latitude range | 30°N to 42°N | 18°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 92,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 91,400 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 33,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 33,800 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