Spain is 1.03× the size of Sichuan
Spain (Europe) covers about 499,000 km² (193,000 mi²) and Sichuan (province of China) about 485,000 km² (187,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 499,000km²Spain
- 485,000km²Sichuan
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- Spain
- Sichuan
What fits
- Sichuan is 97% of the size of Spain.
- Spain is larger by 14,600 km² (5,650 mi²), which is 3.0% of the area of Sichuan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Spain is about 16.3, Sichuan about 15.8.
How they differ
- Spain is larger, but Sichuan has the larger population: 83.7 million against 48.6 million, 1.72× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 173 in Sichuan against 96 in Spain: Sichuan is 1.80× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,070 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Spain at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Sichuan at 31°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Spain as 1.31× the size of Sichuan instead of 1.03×.
- Together Spain and Sichuan cover 984,000 km², close to the size of Egypt (1,001,000 km², 1.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 14,600 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Sichuan's density, Spain would have 87.5 million people (it has 48.6 million). At Spain's density, Sichuan would have 46.5 million (it has 83.7 million).
- Spain's centre is 9.7° of latitude, about 1,080 km, farther north than Sichuan's.
- Spain ranks 52nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- 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.
- Spain lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,080 km) north of Sichuan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Spain would have about 10,430 m² and each person in Sichuan about 5,790 m².
- Laid side by side, Spain and Sichuan would cover 984,000 km², about the same size as Egypt.
- Together they have 132.3 million people, about as many people as Mexico.
- Counted as a country, Sichuan would rank 52nd by area and 19th by population.
Side by side
| Spain | Sichuan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 499,000 km²193,000 mi² | 485,000 km²187,000 mi² |
| Official area | 506,000 km²Wikidata | 485,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 51st of 239worldwide | 5th of 31in China |
| Population | 48.6 millionWikidata, 2024 | 83.7 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 29th of 237worldwide | 5th of 31in China |
| Density | 96 per km² | 173 per km² |
| Capital | Madrid | Chengdu |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 44°N | 26°N to 34°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 506,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 507,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 485,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 485,000 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