South Africa is 6.57× the size of Hubei
South Africa (Africa) covers about 1,220,000 km² (471,000 mi²) and Hubei (province of China) about 186,000 km² (71,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,220,000km²South Africa
- 186,000km²Hubei
500 km
- South Africa
- Hubei
What fits
- Hubei fits inside South Africa about 6.57 times by area.
- South Africa is larger by 1,034,000 km² (399,000 mi²), which is 557% of the area of Hubei.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Africa is about 39.8, Hubei about 6.05.
How they differ
- South Africa also has the larger population: 62.0 million against 57.8 million, 1.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 311 in Hubei against 51 in South Africa: Hubei is 6.12× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,400 km apart.
- Together South Africa and Hubei cover 1,405,000 km², close to the size of Peru (1,290,000 km², 8.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,034,000 km², is about the size of Mauritania (1,036,000 km²).
- At Hubei's density, South Africa would have 379.6 million people (it has 62.0 million). At South Africa's density, Hubei would have 9.4 million (it has 57.8 million).
- Hubei's centre is 59.9° of latitude, about 6,670 km, farther north than South Africa's.
- South Africa ranks 25th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hubei is the 14th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Hubei lies about 60° of latitude (roughly 6,670 km) north of South Africa, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Africa would have about 19,670 m² and each person in Hubei about 3,210 m².
- Laid side by side, South Africa and Hubei would cover 1,405,000 km², 1.09× the size of Peru.
- Together they have 119.8 million people, 97% as many people as Japan.
- Counted as a country, Hubei would rank 89th by area and 25th by population.
Side by side
| South Africa | Hubei | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 1,220,000 km²471,000 mi² | 186,000 km²71,700 mi² |
| Official area | 1,221,000 km²Wikidata | 186,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 239worldwide | 14th of 31in China |
| Population | 62.0 millionWikidata, 2022 | 57.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 237worldwide | 10th of 31in China |
| Density | 51 per km² | 311 per km² |
| Capital | Pretoria; Cape Town; Bloemfontein | Wuhan |
| Latitude range | 35°S to 22°S | 29°N to 33°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,221,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,220,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 186,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 186,000 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