Shanxi is 1.19× the size of Greece
Shanxi (province of China) covers about 156,000 km² (60,300 mi²) and Greece (Europe) about 131,000 km² (50,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 156,000km²Shanxi
- 131,000km²Greece
200 km
- Shanxi
- Greece
What fits
- Greece is 84% of the size of Shanxi.
- Shanxi is larger by 24,700 km² (9,550 mi²), which is 19% of the area of Greece.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shanxi is about 5.09, Greece about 4.28.
How they differ
- Shanxi also has the larger population: 34.9 million against 10.5 million, 3.33× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 224 in Shanxi against 80 in Greece: Shanxi is 2.80× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,450 km apart.
- Together Shanxi and Greece cover 287,000 km², close to the size of Philippines (293,000 km², 2.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 24,700 km², is about the size of Rwanda (25,300 km²).
- At Greece's density, Shanxi would have 12.5 million people (it has 34.9 million). At Shanxi's density, Greece would have 29.4 million (it has 10.5 million).
- Greece's centre is 1.5° of latitude, about 160 km, farther north than Shanxi'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.
- Greece ranks 98th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 38°N and 39°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shanxi would have about 4,470 m² and each person in Greece about 12,530 m².
- Laid side by side, Shanxi and Greece would cover 287,000 km², about the same size as the Philippines.
- Together they have 45.4 million people, about as many people as Algeria.
- Counted as a country, Shanxi would rank 93rd by area and 42nd by population.
Side by side
| Shanxi | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 156,000 km²60,300 mi² | 131,000 km²50,700 mi² |
| Official area | 156,000 km²Wikidata | 132,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 19th of 31in China | 97th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 34.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 10.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 31in China | 88th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 224 per km² | 80 per km² |
| Capital | Taiyuan | Athens |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 41°N | 35°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. 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 132,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 131,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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