Sichuan and Yukon are almost exactly the same size
Sichuan (province of China) covers about 485,000 km² (187,000 mi²) and Yukon (territory of Canada) about 484,000 km² (187,000 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 485,000km²Sichuan
- 484,000km²Yukon
200 km
- Sichuan
- Yukon
What fits
- Yukon is 100% of the size of Sichuan.
- The measured areas differ by 329 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sichuan is about 15.8, Yukon about 15.8.
How they differ
- Sichuan also has the larger population: 83.7 million against 40,000, 2,080× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 173 in Sichuan against 0.1 in Yukon: Sichuan is 2,078× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,390 km apart.
- On a standard web map Yukon looks larger than Sichuan: Sichuan at 31°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Yukon at 63°N about 5.0×, so the map shows Yukon as 3.71× the size of Sichuan, when Sichuan is 1.00× the size of Yukon.
- Together Sichuan and Yukon cover 969,000 km², close to the size of Tanzania (942,000 km², 2.9% smaller).
- At Yukon's density, Sichuan would have 40,000 people (it has 83.7 million). At Sichuan's density, Yukon would have 83.6 million (it has 40,000).
- Yukon's centre is 32.9° of latitude, about 3,650 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.
- Yukon is the 9th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 4.9% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Yukon lies about 33° of latitude (roughly 3,650 km) north of Sichuan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sichuan would have about 5,790 m² and each person in Yukon about 12,042,300 m².
- Laid side by side, Sichuan and Yukon would cover 969,000 km², about the same size as Tanzania.
- Together they have 83.7 million people, about as many people as Germany.
Side by side
| Sichuan | Yukon | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | TerritoryCanada |
| Area, measured | 485,000 km²187,000 mi² | 484,000 km²187,000 mi² |
| Official area | 485,000 km²Wikidata | 482,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 31in China | 9th of 13in Canada |
| Population | 83.7 millionWikidata, 2020 | 40,000Wikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 31in China | 12th of 13in Canada |
| Density | 173 per km² | 0.08 per km² |
| Capital | Chengdu | Whitehorse |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 34°N | 60°N to 70°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%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 482,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 484,000 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