Saxony-Anhalt is 1.27× the size of Beijing
Saxony-Anhalt (state of Germany) covers about 20,700 km² (7,980 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.
- 20,700km²Saxony-Anhalt
- 16,300km²Beijing
50 km
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing is 79% of the size of Saxony-Anhalt.
- Saxony-Anhalt is larger by 4,410 km² (1,700 mi²), which is 27% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Saxony-Anhalt is about 0.67, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Saxony-Anhalt is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 2.1 million, 10.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 104 in Saxony-Anhalt: Beijing is 13.0× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,460 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Saxony-Anhalt at 52°N is drawn about 2.6× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Saxony-Anhalt as 1.96× the size of Beijing instead of 1.27×.
- Together Saxony-Anhalt and Beijing cover 36,900 km², close to the size of Netherlands (37,100 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 4,410 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Saxony-Anhalt would have 27.8 million people (it has 2.1 million). At Saxony-Anhalt's density, Beijing would have 1.7 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Saxony-Anhalt's centre is 11.8° of latitude, about 1,310 km, farther north than Beijing's.
- Saxony-Anhalt is the 8th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.8% of its area; it is the 14th 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.
- Saxony-Anhalt lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,310 km) north of Beijing.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saxony-Anhalt would have about 9,630 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Saxony-Anhalt and Beijing would cover 36,900 km², about the same size as the Netherlands.
- Together they have 24.0 million people, about as many people as Syria.
Side by side
| Saxony-Anhalt | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 20,700 km²7,980 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 20,500 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 16in Germany | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 16in Germany | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 104 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Magdeburg | – |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 53°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 20,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,700 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