Shanxi is 1.03× the size of Coahuila
Shanxi (province of China) covers about 156,000 km² (60,300 mi²) and Coahuila (state of Mexico) about 151,000 km² (58,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 156,000km²Shanxi
- 151,000km²Coahuila
100 km
- Shanxi
- Coahuila
What fits
- Coahuila is 97% of the size of Shanxi.
- Shanxi is larger by 5,120 km² (1,980 mi²), which is 3.4% of the area of Coahuila.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shanxi is about 5.09, Coahuila about 4.92.
How they differ
- Shanxi also has the larger population: 34.9 million against 3.0 million, 11.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 224 in Shanxi against 20 in Coahuila: Shanxi is 11.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shanxi at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Coahuila at 27°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Shanxi as 1.30× the size of Coahuila instead of 1.03×.
- Together Shanxi and Coahuila cover 307,000 km², close to the size of Oman (311,000 km², 1.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,120 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Coahuila's density, Shanxi would have 3.1 million people (it has 34.9 million). At Shanxi's density, Coahuila would have 33.8 million (it has 3.0 million).
- Shanxi's centre is 10.2° of latitude, about 1,140 km, farther north than Coahuila's.
- Shanxi is the 19th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.7% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Coahuila is the 3rd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 7.7% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Shanxi lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,140 km) north of Coahuila.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shanxi would have about 4,470 m² and each person in Coahuila about 51,090 m².
- Laid side by side, Shanxi and Coahuila would cover 307,000 km², about the same size as Oman.
- Together they have 37.9 million people, about as many people as Poland.
Side by side
| Shanxi | Coahuila | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 156,000 km²60,300 mi² | 151,000 km²58,300 mi² |
| Official area | 156,000 km²Wikidata | 152,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 19th of 31in China | 3rd of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 34.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2010 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 31in China | 16th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 224 per km² | 20 per km² |
| Capital | Taiyuan | Saltillo |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 41°N | 25°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2010. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 156,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 156,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 152,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 151,000 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