Shandong is 1.03× the size of Coahuila
Shandong (province of China) covers about 156,000 km² (60,200 mi²) and Coahuila (state of Mexico) about 151,000 km² (58,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 156,000km²Shandong
- 151,000km²Coahuila
200 km
- Shandong
- Coahuila
What fits
- Coahuila is 97% of the size of Shandong.
- Shandong is larger by 4,940 km² (1,910 mi²), which is 3.3% of the area of Coahuila.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shandong is about 5.08, Coahuila about 4.92.
How they differ
- Shandong also has the larger population: 101.5 million against 3.0 million, 34.4× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 651 in Shandong against 20 in Coahuila: Shandong is 33.3× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shandong at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Coahuila at 27°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Shandong as 1.26× the size of Coahuila instead of 1.03×.
- Together Shandong and Coahuila cover 307,000 km², close to the size of Oman (311,000 km², 1.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 4,940 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Coahuila's density, Shandong would have 3.1 million people (it has 101.5 million). At Shandong's density, Coahuila would have 98.3 million (it has 3.0 million).
- Shandong's centre is 9.1° of latitude, about 1,010 km, farther north than Coahuila's.
- Shandong is the 20th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.7% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Coahuila is the 3rd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 7.7% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Shandong lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,010 km) north of Coahuila.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shandong would have about 1,540 m² and each person in Coahuila about 51,090 m².
- Laid side by side, Shandong and Coahuila would cover 307,000 km², about the same size as Oman.
- Together they have 104.5 million people, about as many people as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Side by side
| Shandong | Coahuila | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 156,000 km²60,200 mi² | 151,000 km²58,300 mi² |
| Official area | 157,000 km²Wikidata | 152,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 20th of 31in China | 3rd of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 101.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2010 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 31in China | 16th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 651 per km² | 20 per km² |
| Capital | Jinan | Saltillo |
| Latitude range | 34°N to 38°N | 25°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2010. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 157,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 156,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 152,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 151,000 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