Shanghai is 1.16× the size of Federal District
Shanghai (municipality of China) covers about 6,750 km² (2,600 mi²) and Federal District (federal district of Brazil) about 5,790 km² (2,240 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,750km²Shanghai
- 5,790km²Federal District
20 km
- Shanghai
- Federal District
What fits
- Federal District is 86% of the size of Shanghai.
- Shanghai is larger by 954 km² (368 mi²), which is 16% of the area of Federal District.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shanghai is about 0.22, Federal District about 0.19.
How they differ
- Shanghai also has the larger population: 24.9 million against 2.8 million, 8.83× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 3,687 in Shanghai against 486 in Federal District: Shanghai is 7.58× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 18,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shanghai at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Federal District at 16°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Shanghai as 1.47× the size of Federal District instead of 1.16×.
- Together Shanghai and Federal District cover 12,500 km², close to the size of Bahamas (12,600 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 954 km², is about the size of Åland (942 km²).
- At Federal District's density, Shanghai would have 3.3 million people (it has 24.9 million). At Shanghai's density, Federal District would have 21.4 million (it has 2.8 million).
- Shanghai's centre is 47.0° of latitude, about 5,220 km, farther north than Federal District's.
- Shanghai is the 31st largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Federal District is the 27th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Shanghai lies about 47° of latitude (roughly 5,220 km) north of Federal District, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shanghai would have about 270 m² and each person in Federal District about 2,060 m².
- Laid side by side, Shanghai and Federal District would cover 12,500 km², about the same size as the Bahamas.
- Together they have 27.7 million people, about as many people as Australia.
Side by side
| Shanghai | Federal District | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | Federal DistrictBrazil |
| Area, measured | 6,750 km²2,600 mi² | 5,790 km²2,240 mi² |
| Official area | 6,340 km²Wikidata | 5,760 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 31st of 31in China | 27th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 24.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.8 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 31in China | 20th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 3,687 per km² | 486 per km² |
| Capital | – | Brasília |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 32°N | 16°S to 15°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 6,750 km² is 6.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 6,340 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 5,760 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,790 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