Puebla is 1.02× the size of Hainan

Puebla (state of Mexico) covers about 34,600 km² (13,400 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.

34,600km²Puebla
33,800km²Hainan

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What fits

Hainan is 98% of the size of Puebla.
Puebla is larger by 750 km² (290 mi²), which is 2.2% of the area of Hainan.
Measured in Belgiums: Puebla is about 1.13, Hainan about 1.10.

How they differ

Puebla is larger, but Hainan has the larger population: 10.1 million against 6.2 million, 1.63× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 298 in Hainan against 178 in Puebla: Hainan is 1.67× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 14,800 km apart.
Together Puebla and Hainan cover 68,400 km², close to the size of Ireland (69,400 km², 1.5% bigger).
The gap between them, 750 km², is about the size of Dominica (730 km²).
At Hainan's density, Puebla would have 10.3 million people (it has 6.2 million). At Puebla's density, Hainan would have 6.0 million (it has 10.1 million).
Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
Puebla is the 21st largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
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.
Both lie at about the same latitude, 19°N and 19°N.
Shared out evenly, each person in Puebla would have about 5,610 m² and each person in Hainan about 3,360 m².
Laid side by side, Puebla and Hainan would cover 68,400 km², about the same size as Ireland.
Together they have 16.3 million people, 96% as many people as Senegal.

Side by side

	Puebla	Hainan
Is a	StateMexico	ProvinceChina
Area, measured	34,600 km²13,400 mi²	33,800 km²13,100 mi²
Official area	34,300 km²Wikidata	33,900 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	21st of 32in Mexico	28th of 31in China
Population	6.2 millionWikidata, 2015	10.1 millionWikidata, 2020
Rank by population	5th of 32in Mexico	28th of 31in China
Density	178 per km²	298 per km²
Capital	Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza	Haikou
Latitude range	18°N to 21°N	18°N to 20°N

Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 34,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 34,600 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
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

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