Tibet is 1.15× the size of South Australia

What fits

• South Australia is 87% of the size of Tibet.
• Tibet is larger by 146,000 km² (56,300 mi²), which is 15% of the area of South Australia.
• Measured in Belgiums: Tibet is about 36.8, South Australia about 32.1.

How they differ

• Tibet also has the larger population: 3.6 million against 1.9 million, 1.93× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 3.2 in Tibet against 1.9 in South Australia: Tibet is 1.68× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 8,510 km apart.
• Together Tibet and South Australia cover 2,114,000 km², close to the size of Greenland (2,154,000 km², 1.9% bigger).
• The gap between them, 146,000 km², is about the size of Suriname (145,000 km²).
• At South Australia's density, Tibet would have 2.2 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Tibet's density, South Australia would have 3.2 million (it has 1.9 million).
• Tibet's centre is 61.8° of latitude, about 6,870 km, farther north than South Australia'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.
• South Australia is the 4th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 13% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
• Tibet lies about 62° of latitude (roughly 6,870 km) north of South Australia, on the other side of the equator.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Tibet would have about 309,690 m² and each person in South Australia about 520,100 m².
• Laid side by side, Tibet and South Australia would cover 2,114,000 km², about the same size as Greenland.
• Together they have 5.5 million people, about as many people as Norway.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. 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 984,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 984,000 km², to within 2%.

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