Rhineland-Palatinate is 1.24× the size of Beijing
Rhineland-Palatinate (state of Germany) covers about 20,100 km² (7,760 mi²) and Beijing (municipality of China) about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 20,100km²Rhineland-Palatinate
- 16,300km²Beijing
50 km
- Rhineland-Palatinate
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing is 81% of the size of Rhineland-Palatinate.
- Rhineland-Palatinate is larger by 3,840 km² (1,480 mi²), which is 24% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Rhineland-Palatinate is about 0.66, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Rhineland-Palatinate is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 4.1 million, 5.35× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 204 in Rhineland-Palatinate: Beijing is 6.61× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,840 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Rhineland-Palatinate at 50°N is drawn about 2.4× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Rhineland-Palatinate as 1.74× the size of Beijing instead of 1.24×.
- Together Rhineland-Palatinate and Beijing cover 36,300 km², close to the size of Taiwan (36,200 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,840 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Rhineland-Palatinate would have 27.1 million people (it has 4.1 million). At Rhineland-Palatinate's density, Beijing would have 3.3 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Rhineland-Palatinate's centre is 9.7° of latitude, about 1,080 km, farther north than Beijing's.
- Rhineland-Palatinate is the 9th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.6% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Beijing is the 29th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Rhineland-Palatinate lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,080 km) north of Beijing.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Rhineland-Palatinate would have about 4,910 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Rhineland-Palatinate and Beijing would cover 36,300 km², about the same size as the Netherlands.
- Together they have 26.0 million people, about as many people as North Korea.
Side by side
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 20,100 km²7,760 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 19,900 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 9th of 16in Germany | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 4.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 16in Germany | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 204 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Mainz | – |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 51°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 19,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,100 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 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