Shaanxi is 1.02× the size of Nebraska
Shaanxi (province of China) covers about 206,000 km² (79,400 mi²) and Nebraska (state of the United States) about 201,000 km² (77,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 206,000km²Shaanxi
- 201,000km²Nebraska
200 km
- Shaanxi
- Nebraska
What fits
- Nebraska is 98% of the size of Shaanxi.
- Shaanxi is larger by 4,760 km² (1,840 mi²), which is 2.4% of the area of Nebraska.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shaanxi is about 6.71, Nebraska about 6.55.
How they differ
- Shaanxi also has the larger population: 39.5 million against 2.0 million, 20.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 192 in Shaanxi against 9.8 in Nebraska: Shaanxi is 19.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,000 km apart.
- On a standard web map Nebraska looks larger than Shaanxi: Shaanxi at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Nebraska at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Nebraska as 1.17× the size of Shaanxi, when Shaanxi is 1.02× the size of Nebraska.
- Together Shaanxi and Nebraska cover 407,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 1.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 4,760 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Nebraska's density, Shaanxi would have 2.0 million people (it has 39.5 million). At Shaanxi's density, Nebraska would have 38.6 million (it has 2.0 million).
- Nebraska's centre is 6.4° of latitude, about 710 km, farther north than Shaanxi'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.
- Nebraska is the 16th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.1% of its area; it is the 44th most densely populated of them.
- Nebraska lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 712 km) north of Shaanxi.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shaanxi would have about 5,200 m² and each person in Nebraska about 102,460 m².
- Laid side by side, Shaanxi and Nebraska would cover 407,000 km², about the same size as Paraguay.
- Together they have 41.5 million people, about as many people as Afghanistan.
Side by side
| Shaanxi | Nebraska | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 206,000 km²79,400 mi² | 201,000 km²77,600 mi² |
| Official area | 206,000 km²Wikidata | 201,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 11th of 31in China | 16th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 39.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 31in China | 37th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 192 per km² | 9.8 per km² |
| Capital | Xi'an | Lincoln |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 40°N | 40°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. 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 201,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 201,000 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