Sichuan is 1.41× the size of Rajasthan
Sichuan (province of China) covers about 485,000 km² (187,000 mi²) and Rajasthan (state of India) about 343,000 km² (132,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 485,000km²Sichuan
- 343,000km²Rajasthan
200 km
- Sichuan
- Rajasthan
What fits
- Rajasthan is 71% of the size of Sichuan.
- Sichuan is larger by 142,000 km² (54,700 mi²), which is 41% of the area of Rajasthan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sichuan is about 15.8, Rajasthan about 11.2.
How they differ
- Sichuan also has the larger population: 83.7 million against 68.5 million, 1.22× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 200 in Rajasthan against 173 in Sichuan: Rajasthan is 1.16× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,850 km apart.
- Together Sichuan and Rajasthan cover 828,000 km², close to the size of Namibia (823,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 142,000 km², is about the size of Tajikistan (142,000 km²).
- At Rajasthan's density, Sichuan would have 96.9 million people (it has 83.7 million). At Sichuan's density, Rajasthan would have 59.2 million (it has 68.5 million).
- Sichuan's centre is 4.0° of latitude, about 450 km, farther north than Rajasthan'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.
- Rajasthan is the largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 11% of its area; it is the 26th most densely populated of them.
- Sichuan lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 447 km) north of Rajasthan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sichuan would have about 5,790 m² and each person in Rajasthan about 5,000 m².
- Laid side by side, Sichuan and Rajasthan would cover 828,000 km², about the same size as Namibia.
- Together they have 152.2 million people, 1.04× as many people as Russia.
Side by side
| Sichuan | Rajasthan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 485,000 km²187,000 mi² | 343,000 km²132,000 mi² |
| Official area | 485,000 km²Wikidata | 342,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 31in China | 1st of 36in India |
| Population | 83.7 millionWikidata, 2020 | 68.5 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 31in China | 7th of 36in India |
| Density | 173 per km² | 200 per km² |
| Capital | Chengdu | Jaipur |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 34°N | 23°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. 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 342,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 343,000 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