Shandong is 1.06× the size of Nepal

Shandong (province of China) covers about 156,000 km² (60,200 mi²) and Nepal (Asia) about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

156,000km²Shandong
147,000km²Nepal

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Shandong
Nepal

What fits

Nepal is 94% of the size of Shandong.
Shandong is larger by 8,810 km² (3,400 mi²), which is 6.0% of the area of Nepal.
Measured in Belgiums: Shandong is about 5.08, Nepal about 4.80.

How they differ

Shandong also has the larger population: 101.5 million against 29.2 million, 3.48× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 651 in Shandong against 198 in Nepal: Shandong is 3.28× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 3,320 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shandong at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Nepal at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Shandong as 1.27× the size of Nepal instead of 1.06×.
Together Shandong and Nepal cover 303,000 km², close to the size of Italy (301,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
The gap between them, 8,810 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
At Nepal's density, Shandong would have 30.9 million people (it has 101.5 million). At Shandong's density, Nepal would have 95.8 million (it has 29.2 million).
Shandong's centre is 8.1° of latitude, about 900 km, farther north than Nepal'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.
Nepal ranks 94th of 246 countries and territories by area.
Shandong lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 900 km) north of Nepal.
Shared out evenly, each person in Shandong would have about 1,540 m² and each person in Nepal about 5,040 m².
Laid side by side, Shandong and Nepal would cover 303,000 km², about the same size as Italy.
Together they have 130.7 million people, about as many people as Mexico.
Counted as a country, Shandong would rank 93rd by area and 16th by population.

Side by side

	Shandong	Nepal
Is a	ProvinceChina	CountryAsia
Area, measured	156,000 km²60,200 mi²	147,000 km²56,800 mi²
Official area	157,000 km²Wikidata	147,000 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	20th of 31in China	93rd of 239worldwide
Population	101.5 millionWikidata, 2020	29.2 millionWikidata, 2021
Rank by population	2nd of 31in China	51st of 237worldwide
Density	651 per km²	198 per km²
Capital	Jinan	Kathmandu
Latitude range	34°N to 38°N	26°N to 30°N

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. 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 147,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 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

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