Sudan is 9.02× the size of Shaanxi
Sudan (Africa) covers about 1,856,000 km² (716,000 mi²) and Shaanxi (province of China) about 206,000 km² (79,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,856,000km²Sudan
- 206,000km²Shaanxi
500 km
- Sudan
- Shaanxi
What fits
- Shaanxi fits inside Sudan about 9.02 times by area.
- Sudan is larger by 1,650,000 km² (637,000 mi²), which is 802% of the area of Shaanxi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sudan is about 60.5, Shaanxi about 6.71.
How they differ
- Sudan also has the larger population: 40.5 million against 39.5 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 192 in Shaanxi against 22 in Sudan: Shaanxi is 8.80× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,010 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Sudan at 16°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Shaanxi at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Sudan as 6.52× the size of Shaanxi instead of 9.02×.
- Together Sudan and Shaanxi cover 2,061,000 km², close to the size of Greenland (2,154,000 km², 4.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,650,000 km², is about the size of Libya (1,624,000 km²).
- At Shaanxi's density, Sudan would have 356.5 million people (it has 40.5 million). At Sudan's density, Shaanxi would have 4.5 million (it has 39.5 million).
- Shaanxi's centre is 19.2° of latitude, about 2,130 km, farther north than Sudan's.
- Sudan ranks 17th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Shaanxi is the 11th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 21st most densely populated of them.
- Shaanxi lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,130 km) north of Sudan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sudan would have about 45,780 m² and each person in Shaanxi about 5,200 m².
- Laid side by side, Sudan and Shaanxi would cover 2,061,000 km², 96% of the size of Greenland.
- Together they have 80.1 million people, 96% as many people as Germany.
- Counted as a country, Shaanxi would rank 86th by area and 37th by population.
Side by side
| Sudan | Shaanxi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 1,856,000 km²716,000 mi² | 206,000 km²79,400 mi² |
| Official area | 1,878,000 km²Wikidata | 206,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 16th of 239worldwide | 11th of 31in China |
| Population | 40.5 millionWikidata, 2017 | 39.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 36th of 237worldwide | 16th of 31in China |
| Density | 22 per km² | 192 per km² |
| Capital | Khartoum | Xi'an |
| Latitude range | 9°N to 22°N | 32°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,878,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,856,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 206,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 206,000 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