Tibet is 88.9× the size of Connecticut

What fits

• Connecticut fits inside Tibet about 88.9 times by area.
• Tibet is larger by 1,117,000 km² (431,000 mi²), which is 8,793% of the area of Connecticut.
• Measured in Belgiums: Tibet is about 36.8, Connecticut about 0.41.

How they differ

• Tibet also has the larger population: 3.6 million against 3.6 million, 1.01× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 284 in Connecticut against 3.2 in Tibet: Connecticut is 87.9× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 11,600 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: Tibet at 32°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Connecticut at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Tibet as 68.7× the size of Connecticut instead of 88.9×.
• Together Tibet and Connecticut cover 1,142,000 km², close to the size of Colombia (1,135,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
• The gap between them, 1,117,000 km², is about the size of Ethiopia (1,127,000 km²).
• At Connecticut's density, Tibet would have 320.7 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Tibet's density, Connecticut would have 41,000 (it has 3.6 million).
• Connecticut's centre is 9.9° of latitude, about 1,100 km, farther north than Tibet's.
• Tibet is the 3rd largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 12% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
• Connecticut is the 48th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.1% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
• Connecticut lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,100 km) north of Tibet.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Tibet would have about 309,690 m² and each person in Connecticut about 3,520 m².
• Laid side by side, Tibet and Connecticut would cover 1,142,000 km², about the same size as Colombia.
• Together they have 7.3 million people, about as many people as Kyrgyzstan.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Our measured 1,130,000 km² is 8.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,228,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
• Our measured 12,700 km² is 12% below Wikidata's official figure of 14,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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