Qinghai is 1.10× the size of Saskatchewan
Qinghai (province of China) covers about 714,000 km² (276,000 mi²) and Saskatchewan (province of Canada) about 651,000 km² (251,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 714,000km²Qinghai
- 651,000km²Saskatchewan
200 km
- Qinghai
- Saskatchewan
What fits
- Saskatchewan is 91% of the size of Qinghai.
- Qinghai is larger by 63,600 km² (24,600 mi²), which is 9.8% of the area of Saskatchewan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Qinghai is about 23.3, Saskatchewan about 21.2.
How they differ
- Qinghai also has the larger population: 5.9 million against 1.1 million, 5.23× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 8.3 in Qinghai against 1.7 in Saskatchewan: Qinghai is 4.77× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,800 km apart.
- On a standard web map Saskatchewan looks larger than Qinghai: Qinghai at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Saskatchewan at 54°N about 2.9×, so the map shows Saskatchewan as 1.75× the size of Qinghai, when Qinghai is 1.10× the size of Saskatchewan.
- Together Qinghai and Saskatchewan cover 1,365,000 km², close to the size of Peru (1,290,000 km², 5.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 63,600 km², is about the size of Latvia (64,600 km²).
- At Saskatchewan's density, Qinghai would have 1.2 million people (it has 5.9 million). At Qinghai's density, Saskatchewan would have 5.4 million (it has 1.1 million).
- Saskatchewan's centre is 18.4° of latitude, about 2,050 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.
- Saskatchewan is the 8th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 6.5% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Saskatchewan lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 2,050 km) north of Qinghai.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Qinghai would have about 120,610 m² and each person in Saskatchewan about 574,720 m².
- Laid side by side, Qinghai and Saskatchewan would cover 1,365,000 km², 1.06× the size of Peru.
- Together they have 7.1 million people, about as many people as Laos.
Side by side
| Qinghai | Saskatchewan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | ProvinceCanada |
| Area, measured | 714,000 km²276,000 mi² | 651,000 km²251,000 mi² |
| Official area | 697,000 km²Wikidata | 652,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 31in China | 8th of 13in Canada |
| Population | 5.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 30th of 31in China | 6th of 13in Canada |
| Density | 8.3 per km² | 1.7 per km² |
| Capital | Xining | Regina |
| 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 652,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 651,000 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
