Tianjin is 1.01× the size of Murcia
Tianjin (municipality of China) covers about 11,500 km² (4,430 mi²) and Murcia (autonomous community of Spain) about 11,300 km² (4,370 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 11,500km²Tianjin
- 11,300km²Murcia
50 km
- Tianjin
- Murcia
What fits
- Murcia is 99% of the size of Tianjin.
- Tianjin is larger by 166 km² (64.0 mi²), which is 1.5% of the area of Murcia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tianjin is about 0.37, Murcia about 0.37.
How they differ
- Tianjin also has the larger population: 13.9 million against 1.6 million, 8.82× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,208 in Tianjin against 139 in Murcia: Tianjin is 8.69× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,390 km apart.
- Together Tianjin and Murcia cover 22,800 km², close to the size of Belize (22,300 km², 2.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 166 km², is about the size of Marshall Islands (165 km²).
- At Murcia's density, Tianjin would have 1.6 million people (it has 13.9 million). At Tianjin's density, Murcia would have 13.7 million (it has 1.6 million).
- Tianjin's centre is 1.3° of latitude, about 140 km, farther north than Murcia's.
- Tianjin is the 30th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.1% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Murcia is the 9th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 39°N and 38°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tianjin would have about 830 m² and each person in Murcia about 7,190 m².
- Laid side by side, Tianjin and Murcia would cover 22,800 km², about the same size as Belize.
- Together they have 15.4 million people, about as many people as Zimbabwe.
Side by side
| Tianjin | Murcia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 11,500 km²4,430 mi² | 11,300 km²4,370 mi² |
| Official area | 11,900 km²Wikidata | 11,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 30th of 31in China | 9th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 13.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.6 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 27th of 31in China | 10th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 1,208 per km² | 139 per km² |
| Capital | – | Murcia City |
| Latitude range | 39°N to 40°N | 37°N to 39°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 11,500 km² is 3.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 11,900 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 11,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 11,300 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