Qinghai is 1.04× the size of Texas
Qinghai (province of China) covers about 714,000 km² (276,000 mi²) and Texas (state of the United States) about 685,000 km² (265,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 714,000km²Qinghai
- 685,000km²Texas
200 km
- Qinghai
- Texas
What fits
- Texas is 96% of the size of Qinghai.
- Qinghai is larger by 29,100 km² (11,200 mi²), which is 4.2% of the area of Texas.
- Measured in Belgiums: Qinghai is about 23.3, Texas about 22.3.
How they differ
- Qinghai is larger, but Texas has the larger population: 29.1 million against 5.9 million, 4.92× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 43 in Texas against 8.3 in Qinghai: Texas is 5.13× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,400 km apart.
- Together Qinghai and Texas cover 1,400,000 km², close to the size of Peru (1,290,000 km², 7.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 29,100 km², is about the size of Armenia (29,600 km²).
- At Texas's density, Qinghai would have 30.4 million people (it has 5.9 million). At Qinghai's density, Texas would have 5.7 million (it has 29.1 million).
- Qinghai's centre is 4.3° of latitude, about 480 km, farther north than Texas'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.
- Texas is the 2nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 7.2% of its area; it is the 24th most densely populated of them.
- Qinghai lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 475 km) north of Texas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Qinghai would have about 120,610 m² and each person in Texas about 23,510 m².
- Laid side by side, Qinghai and Texas would cover 1,400,000 km², 1.09× the size of Peru.
- Together they have 35.1 million people, about as many people as Uzbekistan.
Side by side
| Qinghai | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 714,000 km²276,000 mi² | 685,000 km²265,000 mi² |
| Official area | 697,000 km²Wikidata | 696,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 31in China | 2nd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 29.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 30th of 31in China | 2nd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 8.3 per km² | 43 per km² |
| Capital | Xining | Austin |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 39°N | 26°N to 37°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. 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 696,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 685,000 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