Sichuan is 1.36× the size of Germany
Sichuan (province of China) covers about 485,000 km² (187,000 mi²) and Germany (Europe) about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 485,000km²Sichuan
- 358,000km²Germany
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- Sichuan
- Germany
What fits
- Germany is 74% of the size of Sichuan.
- Sichuan is larger by 127,000 km² (49,100 mi²), which is 36% of the area of Germany.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sichuan is about 15.8, Germany about 11.7.
How they differ
- Sichuan also has the larger population: 83.7 million against 83.5 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 173 in Sichuan: Germany is 1.35× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,570 km apart.
- On a standard web map Germany looks larger than Sichuan: Sichuan at 31°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Germany at 51°N about 2.5×, so the map shows Germany as 1.38× the size of Sichuan, when Sichuan is 1.36× the size of Germany.
- Together Sichuan and Germany cover 842,000 km², close to the size of Namibia (823,000 km², 2.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 127,000 km², is about the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km²).
- At Germany's density, Sichuan would have 113.1 million people (it has 83.7 million). At Sichuan's density, Germany would have 61.7 million (it has 83.5 million).
- Germany's centre is 20.4° of latitude, about 2,270 km, farther north than Sichuan'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.
- Germany ranks 65th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Germany lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,270 km) north of Sichuan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sichuan would have about 5,790 m² and each person in Germany about 4,290 m².
- Laid side by side, Sichuan and Germany would cover 842,000 km², about the same size as Namibia.
- Together they have 167.1 million people, about as many people as Bangladesh.
- Counted as a country, Sichuan would rank 52nd by area and 19th by population.
Side by side
| Sichuan | Germany | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 485,000 km²187,000 mi² | 358,000 km²138,000 mi² |
| Official area | 485,000 km²Wikidata | 358,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 31in China | 64th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 83.7 millionWikidata, 2020 | 83.5 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 31in China | 19th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 173 per km² | 233 per km² |
| Capital | Chengdu | Berlin |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 34°N | 47°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2025. 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 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 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