São Paulo is 1.05× the size of Guangxi
São Paulo (state of Brazil) covers about 249,000 km² (96,000 mi²) and Guangxi (autonomous region of China) about 237,000 km² (91,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 249,000km²São Paulo
- 237,000km²Guangxi
200 km
- São Paulo
- Guangxi
What fits
- Guangxi is 95% of the size of São Paulo.
- São Paulo is larger by 11,300 km² (4,380 mi²), which is 4.8% of the area of Guangxi.
- Measured in Belgiums: São Paulo is about 8.11, Guangxi about 7.74.
How they differ
- São Paulo is larger, but Guangxi has the larger population: 50.1 million against 44.4 million, 1.13× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 211 in Guangxi against 179 in São Paulo: Guangxi is 1.18× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 17,700 km apart.
- Together São Paulo and Guangxi cover 486,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 2.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 11,300 km², is about the size of Qatar (11,200 km²).
- At Guangxi's density, São Paulo would have 52.5 million people (it has 44.4 million). At São Paulo's density, Guangxi would have 42.4 million (it has 50.1 million).
- Guangxi's centre is 46.1° of latitude, about 5,130 km, farther north than São Paulo's.
- São Paulo is the 12th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 2.9% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Guangxi is the 9th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.5% of its area; it is the 20th most densely populated of them.
- Guangxi lies about 46° of latitude (roughly 5,130 km) north of São Paulo, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in São Paulo would have about 5,600 m² and each person in Guangxi about 4,730 m².
- Laid side by side, São Paulo and Guangxi would cover 486,000 km², about the same size as Spain.
- Together they have 94.5 million people, about as many people as Vietnam.
Side by side
| São Paulo | Guangxi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | Autonomous RegionChina |
| Area, measured | 249,000 km²96,000 mi² | 237,000 km²91,600 mi² |
| Official area | 248,000 km²Wikidata | 235,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 27in Brazil | 9th of 31in China |
| Population | 44.4 millionWikidata, 2022 | 50.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 27in Brazil | 11th of 31in China |
| Density | 179 per km² | 211 per km² |
| Capital | São Paulo | Nanning |
| Latitude range | 25°S to 20°S | 21°N to 26°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 248,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 249,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 235,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 237,000 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