Tibet is 1.05× the size of Ontario
Tibet (autonomous region of China) covers about 1,130,000 km² (436,000 mi²) and Ontario (province of Canada) about 1,078,000 km² (416,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,130,000km²Tibet
- 1,078,000km²Ontario
500 km
- Tibet
- Ontario
Tibet: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with India. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Ontario is 95% of the size of Tibet.
- Tibet is larger by 52,200 km² (20,100 mi²), which is 4.8% of the area of Ontario.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tibet is about 36.8, Ontario about 35.1.
How they differ
- Tibet is larger, but Ontario has the larger population: 14.2 million against 3.6 million, 3.90× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 13 in Ontario against 3.2 in Tibet: Ontario is 4.09× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,900 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ontario looks larger than Tibet: Tibet at 32°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Ontario at 50°N about 2.4×, so the map shows Ontario as 1.66× the size of Tibet, when Tibet is 1.05× the size of Ontario.
- Together Tibet and Ontario cover 2,207,000 km², close to the size of Greenland (2,154,000 km², 2.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 52,200 km², is about the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina (51,800 km²).
- At Ontario's density, Tibet would have 14.9 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Tibet's density, Ontario would have 3.5 million (it has 14.2 million).
- Ontario's centre is 18.2° of latitude, about 2,020 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.
- Ontario is the 4th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 11% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Ontario lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 2,020 km) north of Tibet.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tibet would have about 309,690 m² and each person in Ontario about 75,760 m².
- Laid side by side, Tibet and Ontario would cover 2,207,000 km², about the same size as Greenland.
- Together they have 17.9 million people, about as many people as the Netherlands.
Side by side
| Tibet | Ontario | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous RegionChina | ProvinceCanada |
| Area, measured | 1,130,000 km²436,000 mi² | 1,078,000 km²416,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,228,000 km²Wikidata | 1,076,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 31in China | 4th of 13in Canada |
| Population | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2020 | 14.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 31st of 31in China | 1st of 13in Canada |
| Density | 3.2 per km² | 13 per km² |
| Capital | Lhasa | Toronto |
| Latitude range | 27°N to 36°N | 42°N to 57°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. 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.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,076,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,078,000 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
