São Paulo is 1.48× the size of Jiangxi
São Paulo (state of Brazil) covers about 249,000 km² (96,000 mi²) and Jiangxi (province of China) about 168,000 km² (64,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 249,000km²São Paulo
- 168,000km²Jiangxi
200 km
- São Paulo
- Jiangxi
What fits
- Jiangxi is 67% of the size of São Paulo.
- São Paulo is larger by 80,800 km² (31,200 mi²), which is 48% of the area of Jiangxi.
- Measured in Belgiums: São Paulo is about 8.11, Jiangxi about 5.47.
How they differ
- São Paulo is larger, but Jiangxi has the larger population: 45.2 million against 44.4 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 269 in Jiangxi against 179 in São Paulo: Jiangxi is 1.51× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 18,300 km apart.
- Together São Paulo and Jiangxi cover 416,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 4.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 80,800 km², is about the size of Czechia (78,800 km²).
- At Jiangxi's density, São Paulo would have 67.0 million people (it has 44.4 million). At São Paulo's density, Jiangxi would have 30.0 million (it has 45.2 million).
- Jiangxi's centre is 49.9° of latitude, about 5,540 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.
- Jiangxi is the 17th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
- Jiangxi lies about 50° of latitude (roughly 5,540 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 Jiangxi about 3,710 m².
- Laid side by side, São Paulo and Jiangxi would cover 416,000 km², 1.04× the size of Paraguay.
- Together they have 89.6 million people, 97% as many people as Iran.
Side by side
| São Paulo | Jiangxi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 249,000 km²96,000 mi² | 168,000 km²64,800 mi² |
| Official area | 248,000 km²Wikidata | 167,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 27in Brazil | 17th of 31in China |
| Population | 44.4 millionWikidata, 2022 | 45.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 27in Brazil | 13th of 31in China |
| Density | 179 per km² | 269 per km² |
| Capital | São Paulo | Nanchang |
| Latitude range | 25°S to 20°S | 25°N to 30°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 167,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 168,000 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