Tennessee is 1.08× the size of Zhejiang
Tennessee (state of the United States) covers about 109,000 km² (42,200 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.
- 109,000km²Tennessee
- 101,000km²Zhejiang
200 km
- Tennessee
- Zhejiang
What fits
- Zhejiang is 93% of the size of Tennessee.
- Tennessee is larger by 7,960 km² (3,070 mi²), which is 7.9% of the area of Zhejiang.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tennessee is about 3.56, Zhejiang about 3.30.
How they differ
- Tennessee is larger, but Zhejiang has the larger population: 64.6 million against 6.9 million, 9.34× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 637 in Zhejiang against 63 in Tennessee: Zhejiang is 10.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,300 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Tennessee at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Zhejiang at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Tennessee as 1.25× the size of Zhejiang instead of 1.08×.
- Together Tennessee and Zhejiang cover 211,000 km², close to the size of Guyana (211,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 7,960 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Zhejiang's density, Tennessee would have 69.6 million people (it has 6.9 million). At Tennessee's density, Zhejiang would have 6.4 million (it has 64.6 million).
- Tennessee's centre is 6.7° of latitude, about 740 km, farther north than Zhejiang's.
- Tennessee is the 35th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 20th most densely populated of them.
- 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.
- Tennessee lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 744 km) north of Zhejiang.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tennessee would have about 15,820 m² and each person in Zhejiang about 1,570 m².
- Laid side by side, Tennessee and Zhejiang would cover 211,000 km², about the same size as Guyana.
- Together they have 71.5 million people, 1.04× as many people as France.
Side by side
| Tennessee | Zhejiang | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 109,000 km²42,200 mi² | 101,000 km²39,100 mi² |
| Official area | 109,000 km²Wikidata | 102,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 35th of 51in the United States | 24th of 31in China |
| Population | 6.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 64.6 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 51in the United States | 8th of 31in China |
| Density | 63 per km² | 637 per km² |
| Capital | Nashville | Hangzhou |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 37°N | 27°N to 31°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 109,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 109,000 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
- 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