South Africa is 12.0× the size of Zhejiang
South Africa (Africa) covers about 1,220,000 km² (471,000 mi²) and Zhejiang (province of China) about 101,000 km² (39,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,220,000km²South Africa
- 101,000km²Zhejiang
500 km
- South Africa
- Zhejiang
What fits
- Zhejiang fits inside South Africa about 12.0 times by area.
- South Africa is larger by 1,118,000 km² (432,000 mi²), which is 1,103% of the area of Zhejiang.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Africa is about 39.8, Zhejiang about 3.30.
How they differ
- South Africa is larger, but Zhejiang has the larger population: 64.6 million against 62.0 million, 1.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 637 in Zhejiang against 51 in South Africa: Zhejiang is 12.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,000 km apart.
- Together South Africa and Zhejiang cover 1,321,000 km², close to the size of Peru (1,290,000 km², 2.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,118,000 km², is about the size of Ethiopia (1,127,000 km²).
- At Zhejiang's density, South Africa would have 777.2 million people (it has 62.0 million). At South Africa's density, Zhejiang would have 5.2 million (it has 64.6 million).
- Zhejiang's centre is 58.1° of latitude, about 6,470 km, farther north than South Africa's.
- South Africa ranks 25th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Zhejiang is the 24th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Zhejiang lies about 58° of latitude (roughly 6,470 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 Zhejiang about 1,570 m².
- Laid side by side, South Africa and Zhejiang would cover 1,321,000 km², about the same size as Peru.
- Together they have 126.6 million people, about as many people as Ethiopia.
- Counted as a country, Zhejiang would rank 108th by area and 23rd by population.
Side by side
| South Africa | Zhejiang | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 1,220,000 km²471,000 mi² | 101,000 km²39,100 mi² |
| Official area | 1,221,000 km²Wikidata | 102,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 239worldwide | 24th of 31in China |
| Population | 62.0 millionWikidata, 2022 | 64.6 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 237worldwide | 8th of 31in China |
| Density | 51 per km² | 637 per km² |
| Capital | Pretoria; Cape Town; Bloemfontein | Hangzhou |
| Latitude range | 35°S to 22°S | 27°N to 31°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 102,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 101,000 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