Shandong and Odisha are almost exactly the same size
Shandong (province of China) covers about 156,000 km² (60,200 mi²) and Odisha (state of India) about 155,000 km² (59,900 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 156,000km²Shandong
- 155,000km²Odisha
200 km
- Shandong
- Odisha
What fits
- Odisha is 100% of the size of Shandong.
- The measured areas differ by 727 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shandong is about 5.08, Odisha about 5.06.
How they differ
- Shandong also has the larger population: 101.5 million against 42.0 million, 2.42× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 651 in Shandong against 270 in Odisha: Shandong is 2.41× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,710 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shandong at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Odisha at 21°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Shandong as 1.36× the size of Odisha instead of 1.00×.
- Together Shandong and Odisha cover 311,000 km², close to the size of Oman (311,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
- At Odisha's density, Shandong would have 42.2 million people (it has 101.5 million). At Shandong's density, Odisha would have 101.1 million (it has 42.0 million).
- Shandong's centre is 15.8° of latitude, about 1,760 km, farther north than Odisha'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.
- Odisha is the 8th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 4.9% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Shandong lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,760 km) north of Odisha.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shandong would have about 1,540 m² and each person in Odisha about 3,700 m².
- Laid side by side, Shandong and Odisha would cover 311,000 km², about the same size as Oman.
- Together they have 143.5 million people, about as many people as Russia.
Side by side
| Shandong | Odisha | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 156,000 km²60,200 mi² | 155,000 km²59,900 mi² |
| Official area | 157,000 km²Wikidata | 156,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 20th of 31in China | 8th of 36in India |
| Population | 101.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 42.0 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 31in China | 11th of 36in India |
| Density | 651 per km² | 270 per km² |
| Capital | Jinan | Bhubaneswar |
| Latitude range | 34°N to 38°N | 18°N to 23°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. 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 156,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 155,000 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