Shanxi is 1.01× the size of Odisha
Shanxi (province of China) covers about 156,000 km² (60,300 mi²) and Odisha (state of India) about 155,000 km² (59,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 156,000km²Shanxi
- 155,000km²Odisha
200 km
- Shanxi
- Odisha
What fits
- Odisha is 99% of the size of Shanxi.
- Shanxi is larger by 906 km² (350 mi²), which is 0.6% of the area of Odisha.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shanxi is about 5.09, Odisha about 5.06.
How they differ
- Shanxi is larger, but Odisha has the larger population: 42.0 million against 34.9 million, 1.20× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 270 in Odisha against 224 in Shanxi: Odisha is 1.21× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,280 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shanxi at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Odisha at 21°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Shanxi as 1.40× the size of Odisha instead of 1.01×.
- Together Shanxi and Odisha cover 311,000 km², close to the size of Oman (311,000 km², 0.0% smaller).
- At Odisha's density, Shanxi would have 42.2 million people (it has 34.9 million). At Shanxi's density, Odisha would have 34.7 million (it has 42.0 million).
- Shanxi's centre is 17.0° of latitude, about 1,890 km, farther north than Odisha'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.
- Odisha is the 8th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 4.9% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Shanxi lies about 17° of latitude (roughly 1,890 km) north of Odisha.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shanxi would have about 4,470 m² and each person in Odisha about 3,700 m².
- Laid side by side, Shanxi and Odisha would cover 311,000 km², about the same size as Oman.
- Together they have 76.9 million people, 92% as many people as Germany.
Side by side
| Shanxi | Odisha | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 156,000 km²60,300 mi² | 155,000 km²59,900 mi² |
| Official area | 156,000 km²Wikidata | 156,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 19th of 31in China | 8th of 36in India |
| Population | 34.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 42.0 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 31in China | 11th of 36in India |
| Density | 224 per km² | 270 per km² |
| Capital | Taiyuan | Bhubaneswar |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 41°N | 18°N to 23°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. 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 156,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 155,000 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