Shanxi is 1.06× the size of Nepal
Shanxi (province of China) covers about 156,000 km² (60,300 mi²) and Nepal (Asia) about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 156,000km²Shanxi
- 147,000km²Nepal
200 km
- Shanxi
- Nepal
What fits
- Nepal is 94% of the size of Shanxi.
- Shanxi is larger by 8,990 km² (3,470 mi²), which is 6.1% of the area of Nepal.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shanxi is about 5.09, Nepal about 4.80.
How they differ
- Shanxi also has the larger population: 34.9 million against 29.2 million, 1.20× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 224 in Shanxi against 198 in Nepal: Shanxi is 1.13× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,820 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shanxi at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Nepal at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Shanxi as 1.31× the size of Nepal instead of 1.06×.
- Together Shanxi and Nepal cover 303,000 km², close to the size of Italy (301,000 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 8,990 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Nepal's density, Shanxi would have 30.9 million people (it has 34.9 million). At Shanxi's density, Nepal would have 32.9 million (it has 29.2 million).
- Shanxi's centre is 9.3° of latitude, about 1,030 km, farther north than Nepal'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.
- Nepal ranks 94th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Shanxi lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,030 km) north of Nepal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shanxi would have about 4,470 m² and each person in Nepal about 5,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Shanxi and Nepal would cover 303,000 km², about the same size as Italy.
- Together they have 64.1 million people, 97% as many people as Thailand.
- Counted as a country, Shanxi would rank 93rd by area and 42nd by population.
Side by side
| Shanxi | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 156,000 km²60,300 mi² | 147,000 km²56,800 mi² |
| Official area | 156,000 km²Wikidata | 147,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 19th of 31in China | 93rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 34.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 29.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 31in China | 51st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 224 per km² | 198 per km² |
| Capital | Taiyuan | Kathmandu |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 41°N | 26°N to 30°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 147,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 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