Shanxi is 1.36× the size of Telangana
Shanxi (province of China) covers about 156,000 km² (60,300 mi²) and Telangana (state of India) about 115,000 km² (44,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 156,000km²Shanxi
- 115,000km²Telangana
100 km
- Shanxi
- Telangana
What fits
- Telangana is 74% of the size of Shanxi.
- Shanxi is larger by 41,300 km² (15,900 mi²), which is 36% of the area of Telangana.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shanxi is about 5.09, Telangana about 3.74.
How they differ
- Shanxi is larger, but Telangana has the larger population: 35.2 million against 34.9 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 307 in Telangana against 224 in Shanxi: Telangana is 1.37× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,910 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shanxi at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Telangana at 18°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Shanxi as 1.96× the size of Telangana instead of 1.36×.
- Together Shanxi and Telangana cover 271,000 km², close to the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 41,300 km², is about the size of Switzerland (41,400 km²).
- At Telangana's density, Shanxi would have 47.8 million people (it has 34.9 million). At Shanxi's density, Telangana would have 25.7 million (it has 35.2 million).
- Shanxi's centre is 19.8° of latitude, about 2,200 km, farther north than Telangana'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.
- Telangana is the 11th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 3.6% of its area; it is the 21st most densely populated of them.
- Shanxi lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,200 km) north of Telangana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shanxi would have about 4,470 m² and each person in Telangana about 3,260 m².
- Laid side by side, Shanxi and Telangana would cover 271,000 km², about the same size as Burkina Faso.
- Together they have 70.1 million people, about as many people as France.
Side by side
| Shanxi | Telangana | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 156,000 km²60,300 mi² | 115,000 km²44,300 mi² |
| Official area | 156,000 km²Wikidata | 112,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 19th of 31in China | 11th of 36in India |
| Population | 34.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 35.2 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 31in China | 12th of 36in India |
| Density | 224 per km² | 307 per km² |
| Capital | Taiyuan | Hyderabad |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 41°N | 16°N to 20°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%.
- Our measured 115,000 km² is 2.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 112,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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