Saudi Arabia is 23.3× the size of Chongqing
Saudi Arabia (Asia) covers about 1,922,000 km² (742,000 mi²) and Chongqing (municipality of China) about 82,400 km² (31,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,922,000km²Saudi Arabia
- 82,400km²Chongqing
500 km
- Saudi Arabia
- Chongqing
What fits
- Chongqing fits inside Saudi Arabia about 23.3 times by area.
- Saudi Arabia is larger by 1,839,000 km² (710,000 mi²), which is 2,233% of the area of Chongqing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Saudi Arabia is about 62.7, Chongqing about 2.69.
How they differ
- Saudi Arabia also has the larger population: 33.0 million against 32.1 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 389 in Chongqing against 17 in Saudi Arabia: Chongqing is 22.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,210 km apart.
- Together Saudi Arabia and Chongqing cover 2,004,000 km², close to the size of Mexico (1,958,000 km², 2.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,839,000 km², is about the size of Sudan (1,856,000 km²).
- At Chongqing's density, Saudi Arabia would have 747.9 million people (it has 33.0 million). At Saudi Arabia's density, Chongqing would have 1.4 million (it has 32.1 million).
- Chongqing's centre is 6.0° of latitude, about 660 km, farther north than Saudi Arabia's.
- Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Chongqing is the 26th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.9% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Chongqing lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 663 km) north of Saudi Arabia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saudi Arabia would have about 58,230 m² and each person in Chongqing about 2,570 m².
- Laid side by side, Saudi Arabia and Chongqing would cover 2,004,000 km², about the same size as Mexico.
- Together they have 65.1 million people, about as many people as Thailand.
- Counted as a country, Chongqing would rank 116th by area and 47th by population.
Side by side
| Saudi Arabia | Chongqing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 1,922,000 km²742,000 mi² | 82,400 km²31,800 mi² |
| Official area | 2,250,000 km²Wikidata | 82,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 239worldwide | 26th of 31in China |
| Population | 33.0 millionWikidata, 2018 | 32.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 45th of 237worldwide | 19th of 31in China |
| Density | 17 per km² | 389 per km² |
| Capital | Riyadh | – |
| Latitude range | 16°N to 32°N | 28°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2018 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 1,922,000 km² is 15% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,250,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 82,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 82,400 km², to within 2%.
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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