Qinghai is 1.25× the size of Ukraine
Qinghai (province of China) covers about 714,000 km² (276,000 mi²) and Ukraine (Europe) about 572,000 km² (221,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 714,000km²Qinghai
- 572,000km²Ukraine
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- Qinghai
- Ukraine
What fits
- Ukraine is 80% of the size of Qinghai.
- Qinghai is larger by 142,000 km² (55,000 mi²), which is 25% of the area of Ukraine.
- Measured in Belgiums: Qinghai is about 23.3, Ukraine about 18.7.
How they differ
- Qinghai is larger, but Ukraine has the larger population: 41.2 million against 5.9 million, 6.95× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 72 in Ukraine against 8.3 in Qinghai: Ukraine is 8.68× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,340 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ukraine looks larger than Qinghai: Qinghai at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Ukraine at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Ukraine as 1.23× the size of Qinghai, when Qinghai is 1.25× the size of Ukraine.
- Together Qinghai and Ukraine cover 1,286,000 km², close to the size of Peru (1,290,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 142,000 km², is about the size of Tajikistan (142,000 km²).
- At Ukraine's density, Qinghai would have 51.4 million people (it has 5.9 million). At Qinghai's density, Ukraine would have 4.7 million (it has 41.2 million).
- Ukraine's centre is 13.4° of latitude, about 1,490 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.
- Ukraine ranks 49th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ukraine lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,490 km) north of Qinghai.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Qinghai would have about 120,610 m² and each person in Ukraine about 13,890 m².
- Laid side by side, Qinghai and Ukraine would cover 1,286,000 km², about the same size as Peru.
- Together they have 47.1 million people, about as many people as Uganda.
- Counted as a country, Qinghai would rank 40th by area and 115th by population.
Side by side
| Qinghai | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 714,000 km²276,000 mi² | 572,000 km²221,000 mi² |
| Official area | 697,000 km²Wikidata | 604,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 31in China | 48th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 41.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 30th of 31in China | 35th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 8.3 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Xining | Kyiv |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 39°N | 45°N to 52°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. 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.
- Our measured 572,000 km² is 5.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 604,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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