Sichuan is 1.03× the size of Turkmenistan
Sichuan (province of China) covers about 485,000 km² (187,000 mi²) and Turkmenistan (Asia) about 471,000 km² (182,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 485,000km²Sichuan
- 471,000km²Turkmenistan
200 km
- Sichuan
- Turkmenistan
What fits
- Turkmenistan is 97% of the size of Sichuan.
- Sichuan is larger by 14,000 km² (5,390 mi²), which is 3.0% of the area of Turkmenistan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sichuan is about 15.8, Turkmenistan about 15.4.
How they differ
- Sichuan also has the larger population: 83.7 million against 6.1 million, 13.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 173 in Sichuan against 13 in Turkmenistan: Sichuan is 13.3× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,020 km apart.
- On a standard web map Turkmenistan looks larger than Sichuan: Sichuan at 31°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Turkmenistan at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Turkmenistan as 1.20× the size of Sichuan, when Sichuan is 1.03× the size of Turkmenistan.
- Together Sichuan and Turkmenistan cover 956,000 km², close to the size of Tanzania (942,000 km², 1.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 14,000 km², is about the size of Montenegro (13,700 km²).
- At Turkmenistan's density, Sichuan would have 6.3 million people (it has 83.7 million). At Sichuan's density, Turkmenistan would have 81.3 million (it has 6.1 million).
- Turkmenistan's centre is 8.5° of latitude, about 950 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.
- Turkmenistan ranks 54th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Turkmenistan lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 948 km) north of Sichuan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sichuan would have about 5,790 m² and each person in Turkmenistan about 76,960 m².
- Laid side by side, Sichuan and Turkmenistan would cover 956,000 km², about the same size as Tanzania.
- Together they have 89.8 million people, about as many people as Iran.
- Counted as a country, Sichuan would rank 52nd by area and 19th by population.
Side by side
| Sichuan | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 485,000 km²187,000 mi² | 471,000 km²182,000 mi² |
| Official area | 485,000 km²Wikidata | 491,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 31in China | 53rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 83.7 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 31in China | 112th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 173 per km² | 13 per km² |
| Capital | Chengdu | Ashgabat |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 34°N | 35°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. 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 471,000 km² is 4.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 491,000 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 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