Saxony is 1.12× the size of Beijing
Saxony (state of Germany) covers about 18,200 km² (7,010 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.
- 18,200km²Saxony
- 16,300km²Beijing
50 km
- Saxony
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing is 89% of the size of Saxony.
- Saxony is larger by 1,920 km² (739 mi²), which is 12% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Saxony is about 0.59, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Saxony is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 4.1 million, 5.36× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 225 in Saxony: Beijing is 5.99× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,430 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Saxony at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Saxony as 1.65× the size of Beijing instead of 1.12×.
- Together Saxony and Beijing cover 34,400 km², close to the size of Moldova (33,200 km², 3.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,920 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Saxony would have 24.5 million people (it has 4.1 million). At Saxony's density, Beijing would have 3.7 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Saxony's centre is 10.9° of latitude, about 1,210 km, farther north than Beijing's.
- Saxony is the 10th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.1% of its area; it is the 8th 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 lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,210 km) north of Beijing.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saxony would have about 4,450 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Saxony and Beijing would cover 34,400 km², 1.04× the size of Moldova.
- Together they have 26.0 million people, about as many people as North Korea.
Side by side
| Saxony | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 18,200 km²7,010 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 18,400 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 10th of 16in Germany | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 4.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 16in Germany | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 225 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Dresden | – |
| Latitude range | 50°N to 52°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 18,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 18,200 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