Shaanxi is 1.07× the size of Karnataka
Shaanxi (province of China) covers about 206,000 km² (79,400 mi²) and Karnataka (state of India) about 192,000 km² (74,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 206,000km²Shaanxi
- 192,000km²Karnataka
100 km
- Shaanxi
- Karnataka
What fits
- Karnataka is 93% of the size of Shaanxi.
- Shaanxi is larger by 13,900 km² (5,360 mi²), which is 7.2% of the area of Karnataka.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shaanxi is about 6.71, Karnataka about 6.26.
How they differ
- Shaanxi is larger, but Karnataka has the larger population: 61.1 million against 39.5 million, 1.55× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 319 in Karnataka against 192 in Shaanxi: Karnataka is 1.66× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,970 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shaanxi at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Karnataka at 15°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Shaanxi as 1.50× the size of Karnataka instead of 1.07×.
- Together Shaanxi and Karnataka cover 398,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 0.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 13,900 km², is about the size of Montenegro (13,700 km²).
- At Karnataka's density, Shaanxi would have 65.6 million people (it has 39.5 million). At Shaanxi's density, Karnataka would have 36.9 million (it has 61.1 million).
- Shaanxi's centre is 20.4° of latitude, about 2,270 km, farther north than Karnataka's.
- Shaanxi is the 11th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 21st most densely populated of them.
- Karnataka is the 5th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 6.1% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Shaanxi lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,270 km) north of Karnataka.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shaanxi would have about 5,200 m² and each person in Karnataka about 3,140 m².
- Laid side by side, Shaanxi and Karnataka would cover 398,000 km², about the same size as Paraguay.
- Together they have 100.7 million people, 1.05× as many people as Vietnam.
Side by side
| Shaanxi | Karnataka | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 206,000 km²79,400 mi² | 192,000 km²74,100 mi² |
| Official area | 206,000 km²Wikidata | 192,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 11th of 31in China | 5th of 36in India |
| Population | 39.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 61.1 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 31in China | 8th of 36in India |
| Density | 192 per km² | 319 per km² |
| Capital | Xi'an | Bengaluru; Belgaum |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 40°N | 12°N to 18°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 206,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 206,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 192,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 192,000 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