Shaanxi is 1.15× the size of Sonora
Shaanxi (province of China) covers about 206,000 km² (79,400 mi²) and Sonora (state of Mexico) about 179,000 km² (69,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 206,000km²Shaanxi
- 179,000km²Sonora
200 km
- Shaanxi
- Sonora
What fits
- Sonora is 87% of the size of Shaanxi.
- Shaanxi is larger by 26,600 km² (10,300 mi²), which is 15% of the area of Sonora.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shaanxi is about 6.71, Sonora about 5.84.
How they differ
- Shaanxi also has the larger population: 39.5 million against 2.9 million, 13.9× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 192 in Shaanxi against 16 in Sonora: Shaanxi is 12.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,700 km apart.
- Together Shaanxi and Sonora cover 385,000 km², close to the size of Norway (382,000 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 26,600 km², is about the size of Equatorial Guinea (26,700 km²).
- At Sonora's density, Shaanxi would have 3.3 million people (it has 39.5 million). At Shaanxi's density, Sonora would have 34.4 million (it has 2.9 million).
- Shaanxi's centre is 5.5° of latitude, about 610 km, farther north than Sonora'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.
- Sonora is the 2nd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 9.2% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Shaanxi lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 607 km) north of Sonora.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shaanxi would have about 5,200 m² and each person in Sonora about 62,860 m².
- Laid side by side, Shaanxi and Sonora would cover 385,000 km², about the same size as Norway.
- Together they have 42.4 million people, about as many people as Afghanistan.
Side by side
| Shaanxi | Sonora | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 206,000 km²79,400 mi² | 179,000 km²69,200 mi² |
| Official area | 206,000 km²Wikidata | 180,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 11th of 31in China | 2nd of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 39.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 31in China | 18th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 192 per km² | 16 per km² |
| Capital | Xi'an | Hermosillo |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 40°N | 26°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. 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 180,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 179,000 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