Sichuan is 1.96× the size of Chihuahua
Sichuan (province of China) covers about 485,000 km² (187,000 mi²) and Chihuahua (state of Mexico) about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 485,000km²Sichuan
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
200 km
- Sichuan
- Chihuahua
What fits
- Chihuahua is 51% of the size of Sichuan.
- Sichuan is larger by 237,000 km² (91,400 mi²), which is 96% of the area of Chihuahua.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sichuan is about 15.8, Chihuahua about 8.09.
How they differ
- Sichuan also has the larger population: 83.7 million against 3.6 million, 23.5× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 173 in Sichuan against 14 in Chihuahua: Sichuan is 12.0× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,700 km apart.
- Together Sichuan and Chihuahua cover 733,000 km², close to the size of Chile (736,000 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 237,000 km², is about the size of Romania (236,000 km²).
- At Chihuahua's density, Sichuan would have 7.0 million people (it has 83.7 million). At Sichuan's density, Chihuahua would have 42.8 million (it has 3.6 million).
- Sichuan's centre is 1.8° of latitude, about 200 km, farther north than Chihuahua's.
- Sichuan is the 5th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 5.2% of its area; it is the 22nd most densely populated of them.
- Chihuahua is the largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 13% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 31°N and 29°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sichuan would have about 5,790 m² and each person in Chihuahua about 69,720 m².
- Laid side by side, Sichuan and Chihuahua would cover 733,000 km², about the same size as Chile.
- Together they have 87.2 million people, about as many people as Turkey.
Side by side
| Sichuan | Chihuahua | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 485,000 km²187,000 mi² | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² |
| Official area | 485,000 km²Wikidata | 247,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 31in China | 1st of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 83.7 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 31in China | 11th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 173 per km² | 14 per km² |
| Capital | Chengdu | Chihuahua City |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 34°N | 26°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 485,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 485,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 247,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 248,000 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