Senegal is 1.03× the size of Jilin
Senegal (Africa) covers about 196,000 km² (75,800 mi²) and Jilin (province of China) about 191,000 km² (73,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 196,000km²Senegal
- 191,000km²Jilin
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- Senegal
- Jilin
What fits
- Jilin is 97% of the size of Senegal.
- Senegal is larger by 5,200 km² (2,010 mi²), which is 2.7% of the area of Jilin.
- Measured in Belgiums: Senegal is about 6.40, Jilin about 6.23.
How they differ
- Senegal is larger, but Jilin has the larger population: 24.1 million against 16.9 million, 1.43× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 126 in Jilin against 86 in Senegal: Jilin is 1.47× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,400 km apart.
- On a standard web map Jilin looks larger than Senegal: Senegal at 14°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Jilin at 44°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Jilin as 1.75× the size of Senegal, when Senegal is 1.03× the size of Jilin.
- Together Senegal and Jilin cover 387,000 km², close to the size of Zimbabwe (389,000 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,200 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Jilin's density, Senegal would have 24.7 million people (it has 16.9 million). At Senegal's density, Jilin would have 16.4 million (it has 24.1 million).
- Jilin's centre is 29.3° of latitude, about 3,260 km, farther north than Senegal's.
- Senegal ranks 88th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Jilin is the 12th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 24th most densely populated of them.
- Jilin lies about 29° of latitude (roughly 3,260 km) north of Senegal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Senegal would have about 11,630 m² and each person in Jilin about 7,930 m².
- Laid side by side, Senegal and Jilin would cover 387,000 km², about the same size as Zimbabwe.
- Together they have 41.0 million people, about as many people as Ukraine.
- Counted as a country, Jilin would rank 88th by area and 56th by population.
Side by side
| Senegal | Jilin | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 196,000 km²75,800 mi² | 191,000 km²73,800 mi² |
| Official area | 197,000 km²Wikidata | 187,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 87th of 239worldwide | 12th of 31in China |
| Population | 16.9 millionWikidata, 2021 | 24.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 73rd of 237worldwide | 24th of 31in China |
| Density | 86 per km² | 126 per km² |
| Capital | Dakar | Changchun |
| Latitude range | 12°N to 17°N | 41°N to 46°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 197,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 196,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 187,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 191,000 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