Shanghai is 1.97× the size of Goa

What fits

• Goa is 51% of the size of Shanghai.
• Shanghai is larger by 3,330 km² (1,280 mi²), which is 97% of the area of Goa.
• Measured in Belgiums: Shanghai is about 0.22, Goa about 0.11.

How they differ

• Shanghai also has the larger population: 24.9 million against 1.5 million, 17.1× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 3,687 in Shanghai against 426 in Goa: Shanghai is 8.65× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 5,110 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shanghai at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Goa at 15°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Shanghai as 2.51× the size of Goa instead of 1.97×.
• Together Shanghai and Goa cover 10,200 km², close to the size of Lebanon (10,000 km², 1.6% smaller).
• The gap between them, 3,330 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
• At Goa's density, Shanghai would have 2.9 million people (it has 24.9 million). At Shanghai's density, Goa would have 12.6 million (it has 1.5 million).
• Shanghai's centre is 15.8° of latitude, about 1,760 km, farther north than Goa'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.
• Goa is the 31st largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.1% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
• Shanghai lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,760 km) north of Goa.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Shanghai would have about 270 m² and each person in Goa about 2,350 m².
• Laid side by side, Shanghai and Goa would cover 10,200 km², about the same size as Lebanon.
• Together they have 26.3 million people, about as many people as North Korea.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. 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.
• Our measured 3,420 km² is 7.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,700 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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