Sichuan is 1.03× the size of Somalia
Sichuan (province of China) covers about 485,000 km² (187,000 mi²) and Somalia (Africa) about 472,000 km² (182,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 485,000km²Sichuan
- 472,000km²Somalia
200 km
- Sichuan
- Somalia
What fits
- Somalia is 97% of the size of Sichuan.
- Sichuan is larger by 13,000 km² (5,020 mi²), which is 2.8% of the area of Somalia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sichuan is about 15.8, Somalia about 15.4.
How they differ
- Sichuan also has the larger population: 83.7 million against 11.0 million, 7.59× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 173 in Sichuan against 23 in Somalia: Sichuan is 7.38× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,610 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Sichuan at 31°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Somalia at 5°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Sichuan as 1.38× the size of Somalia instead of 1.03×.
- Together Sichuan and Somalia cover 957,000 km², close to the size of Tanzania (942,000 km², 1.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 13,000 km², is about the size of Bahamas (12,600 km²).
- At Somalia's density, Sichuan would have 11.3 million people (it has 83.7 million). At Sichuan's density, Somalia would have 81.4 million (it has 11.0 million).
- Sichuan's centre is 25.9° of latitude, about 2,880 km, farther north than Somalia'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.
- Somalia ranks 53rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Sichuan lies about 26° of latitude (roughly 2,880 km) north of Somalia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sichuan would have about 5,790 m² and each person in Somalia about 42,770 m².
- Laid side by side, Sichuan and Somalia would cover 957,000 km², about the same size as Tanzania.
- Together they have 94.7 million people, about as many people as Vietnam.
- Counted as a country, Sichuan would rank 52nd by area and 19th by population.
Side by side
| Sichuan | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 485,000 km²187,000 mi² | 472,000 km²182,000 mi² |
| Official area | 485,000 km²Wikidata | 638,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 31in China | 52nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 83.7 millionWikidata, 2020 | 11.0 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 31in China | 82nd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 173 per km² | 23 per km² |
| Capital | Chengdu | Mogadishu |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 34°N | 2°S to 12°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2017. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 485,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 485,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 472,000 km² is 26% below Wikidata's official figure of 638,000 km². The official figure includes Somaliland, which Natural Earth draws as a separate place; together they measure 639,000 km².
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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