Qinghai is 1.08× the size of Alberta
Qinghai (province of China) covers about 714,000 km² (276,000 mi²) and Alberta (province of Canada) about 664,000 km² (256,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 714,000km²Qinghai
- 664,000km²Alberta
200 km
- Qinghai
- Alberta
What fits
- Alberta is 93% of the size of Qinghai.
- Qinghai is larger by 50,700 km² (19,600 mi²), which is 7.6% of the area of Alberta.
- Measured in Belgiums: Qinghai is about 23.3, Alberta about 21.6.
How they differ
- Qinghai also has the larger population: 5.9 million against 4.3 million, 1.39× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 8.3 in Qinghai against 6.4 in Alberta: Qinghai is 1.29× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,520 km apart.
- On a standard web map Alberta looks larger than Qinghai: Qinghai at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Alberta at 55°N about 3.0×, so the map shows Alberta as 1.86× the size of Qinghai, when Qinghai is 1.08× the size of Alberta.
- Together Qinghai and Alberta cover 1,378,000 km², close to the size of Peru (1,290,000 km², 6.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 50,700 km², is about the size of Costa Rica (51,200 km²).
- At Alberta's density, Qinghai would have 4.6 million people (it has 5.9 million). At Qinghai's density, Alberta would have 5.5 million (it has 4.3 million).
- Alberta's centre is 19.2° of latitude, about 2,140 km, farther north than Qinghai's.
- Qinghai is the 4th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 7.6% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Alberta is the 6th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 6.7% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Alberta lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,140 km) north of Qinghai.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Qinghai would have about 120,610 m² and each person in Alberta about 155,710 m².
- Laid side by side, Qinghai and Alberta would cover 1,378,000 km², 1.07× the size of Peru.
- Together they have 10.2 million people, about as many people as Azerbaijan.
Side by side
| Qinghai | Alberta | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | ProvinceCanada |
| Area, measured | 714,000 km²276,000 mi² | 664,000 km²256,000 mi² |
| Official area | 697,000 km²Wikidata | 662,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 31in China | 6th of 13in Canada |
| Population | 5.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 4.3 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 30th of 31in China | 4th of 13in Canada |
| Density | 8.3 per km² | 6.4 per km² |
| Capital | Xining | Edmonton |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 39°N | 49°N to 60°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 714,000 km² is 2.5% above Wikidata's official figure of 697,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 662,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 664,000 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