Qinghai is 4.22× the size of Wisconsin
Qinghai (province of China) covers about 714,000 km² (276,000 mi²) and Wisconsin (state of the United States) about 169,000 km² (65,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 714,000km²Qinghai
- 169,000km²Wisconsin
200 km
- Qinghai
- Wisconsin
What fits
- Wisconsin fits inside Qinghai about 4.22 times by area.
- Qinghai is larger by 545,000 km² (210,000 mi²), which is 322% of the area of Wisconsin.
- Measured in Belgiums: Qinghai is about 23.3, Wisconsin about 5.52.
How they differ
- Qinghai also has the larger population: 5.9 million against 5.9 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 35 in Wisconsin against 8.3 in Qinghai: Wisconsin is 4.20× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Qinghai at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Wisconsin at 45°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Qinghai as 3.24× the size of Wisconsin instead of 4.22×.
- Together Qinghai and Wisconsin cover 884,000 km², close to the size of Pakistan (873,000 km², 1.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 545,000 km², is about the size of France (548,000 km²).
- At Wisconsin's density, Qinghai would have 24.9 million people (it has 5.9 million). At Qinghai's density, Wisconsin would have 1.4 million (it has 5.9 million).
- Wisconsin's centre is 8.9° of latitude, about 990 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.
- Wisconsin is the 22nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 28th most densely populated of them.
- Wisconsin lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 987 km) north of Qinghai.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Qinghai would have about 120,610 m² and each person in Wisconsin about 28,740 m².
- Laid side by side, Qinghai and Wisconsin would cover 884,000 km², about the same size as Pakistan.
- Together they have 11.8 million people, about as many people as Belgium.
Side by side
| Qinghai | Wisconsin | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 714,000 km²276,000 mi² | 169,000 km²65,400 mi² |
| Official area | 697,000 km²Wikidata | 170,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 31in China | 22nd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 30th of 31in China | 20th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 8.3 per km² | 35 per km² |
| Capital | Xining | Madison |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 39°N | 42°N to 47°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 170,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 169,000 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