Shanxi is 1.84× the size of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Shanxi (province of China) covers about 156,000 km² (60,300 mi²) and Nouvelle-Aquitaine (region of France) about 85,000 km² (32,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 156,000km²Shanxi
- 85,000km²Nouvelle-Aquitaine
100 km
- Shanxi
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
What fits
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine is 54% of the size of Shanxi.
- Shanxi is larger by 71,100 km² (27,500 mi²), which is 84% of the area of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shanxi is about 5.09, Nouvelle-Aquitaine about 2.77.
How they differ
- Shanxi also has the larger population: 34.9 million against 6.1 million, 5.71× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 224 in Shanxi against 72 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Shanxi is 3.11× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,580 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shanxi at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Nouvelle-Aquitaine at 45°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Shanxi as 1.45× the size of Nouvelle-Aquitaine instead of 1.84×.
- Together Shanxi and Nouvelle-Aquitaine cover 241,000 km², close to the size of Uganda (242,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 71,100 km², is about the size of United Arab Emirates (71,100 km²).
- At Nouvelle-Aquitaine's density, Shanxi would have 11.2 million people (it has 34.9 million). At Shanxi's density, Nouvelle-Aquitaine would have 19.0 million (it has 6.1 million).
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine's centre is 7.6° of latitude, about 850 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.
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 13% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 850 km) north of Shanxi.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shanxi would have about 4,470 m² and each person in Nouvelle-Aquitaine about 13,900 m².
- Laid side by side, Shanxi and Nouvelle-Aquitaine would cover 241,000 km², about the same size as Uganda.
- Together they have 41.0 million people, about as many people as Ukraine.
Side by side
| Shanxi | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 156,000 km²60,300 mi² | 85,000 km²32,800 mi² |
| Official area | 156,000 km²Wikidata | 84,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 19th of 31in China | 1st of 18in France |
| Population | 34.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 31in China | 3rd of 18in France |
| Density | 224 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Taiyuan | Bordeaux |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 41°N | 43°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. 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 84,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 85,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the departments Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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