Shanghai is 1.18× the size of Prince Edward Island
Shanghai (municipality of China) covers about 6,750 km² (2,600 mi²) and Prince Edward Island (province of Canada) about 5,730 km² (2,210 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,750km²Shanghai
- 5,730km²Prince Edward Island
50 km
- Shanghai
- Prince Edward Island
What fits
- Prince Edward Island is 85% of the size of Shanghai.
- Shanghai is larger by 1,010 km² (391 mi²), which is 18% of the area of Prince Edward Island.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shanghai is about 0.22, Prince Edward Island about 0.19.
How they differ
- Shanghai also has the larger population: 24.9 million against 154,000, 161× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 3,687 in Shanghai against 27 in Prince Edward Island: Shanghai is 137× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,400 km apart.
- On a standard web map Prince Edward Island looks larger than Shanghai: Shanghai at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Prince Edward Island at 46°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Prince Edward Island as 1.31× the size of Shanghai, when Shanghai is 1.18× the size of Prince Edward Island.
- Together Shanghai and Prince Edward Island cover 12,500 km², close to the size of Bahamas (12,600 km², 1.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,010 km², is about the size of Hong Kong (1,040 km²).
- At Prince Edward Island's density, Shanghai would have 182,000 people (it has 24.9 million). At Shanghai's density, Prince Edward Island would have 21.1 million (it has 154,000).
- Prince Edward Island's centre is 15.2° of latitude, about 1,690 km, farther north than Shanghai'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.
- Prince Edward Island is the 13th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Prince Edward Island lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,690 km) north of Shanghai.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shanghai would have about 270 m² and each person in Prince Edward Island about 37,150 m².
- Laid side by side, Shanghai and Prince Edward Island would cover 12,500 km², about the same size as the Bahamas.
- Together they have 25.0 million people, 1.05× as many people as Syria.
Side by side
| Shanghai | Prince Edward Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | ProvinceCanada |
| Area, measured | 6,750 km²2,600 mi² | 5,730 km²2,210 mi² |
| Official area | 6,340 km²Wikidata | 5,620 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 31st of 31in China | 13th of 13in Canada |
| Population | 24.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 154,000Wikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 31in China | 10th of 13in Canada |
| Density | 3,687 per km² | 27 per km² |
| Capital | – | Charlottetown |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 32°N | 46°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. 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 5,730 km² is 2.0% above Wikidata's official figure of 5,620 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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