Tunisia and Shanxi are almost exactly the same size
Tunisia (Africa) covers about 157,000 km² (60,500 mi²) and Shanxi (province of China) about 156,000 km² (60,300 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 157,000km²Tunisia
- 156,000km²Shanxi
100 km
- Tunisia
- Shanxi
What fits
- Shanxi is 100% of the size of Tunisia.
- The measured areas differ by 518 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tunisia is about 5.11, Shanxi about 5.09.
How they differ
- Tunisia is larger, but Shanxi has the larger population: 34.9 million against 11.6 million, 3.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 224 in Shanxi against 74 in Tunisia: Shanxi is 3.03× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,740 km apart.
- On a standard web map Shanxi looks larger than Tunisia: Tunisia at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Shanxi at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Shanxi as 1.09× the size of Tunisia, when Tunisia is 1.00× the size of Shanxi.
- Together Tunisia and Shanxi cover 313,000 km², close to the size of Poland (313,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
- At Shanxi's density, Tunisia would have 35.0 million people (it has 11.6 million). At Tunisia's density, Shanxi would have 11.5 million (it has 34.9 million).
- Shanxi's centre is 3.5° of latitude, about 380 km, farther north than Tunisia's.
- Tunisia ranks 93rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Shanxi is the 19th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.7% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Shanxi lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 384 km) north of Tunisia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tunisia would have about 13,540 m² and each person in Shanxi about 4,470 m².
- Laid side by side, Tunisia and Shanxi would cover 313,000 km², about the same size as Poland.
- Together they have 46.5 million people, about as many people as Algeria.
- Counted as a country, Shanxi would rank 93rd by area and 42nd by population.
Side by side
| Tunisia | Shanxi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 157,000 km²60,500 mi² | 156,000 km²60,300 mi² |
| Official area | 164,000 km²Wikidata | 156,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 92nd of 239worldwide | 19th of 31in China |
| Population | 11.6 millionWikidata, 2018 | 34.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 81st of 237worldwide | 18th of 31in China |
| Density | 74 per km² | 224 per km² |
| Capital | Tunis | Taiyuan |
| Latitude range | 30°N to 37°N | 35°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2018 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 157,000 km² is 4.3% below Wikidata's official figure of 164,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 156,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 156,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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