Valencian Community is 1.43× the size of Beijing
Valencian Community (autonomous community of Spain) covers about 23,300 km² (8,980 mi²) and Beijing (municipality of China) about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 23,300km²Valencian Community
- 16,300km²Beijing
50 km
- Valencian Community
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing is 70% of the size of Valencian Community.
- Valencian Community is larger by 7,010 km² (2,710 mi²), which is 43% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Valencian Community is about 0.76, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Valencian Community is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 5.3 million, 4.12× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 229 in Valencian Community: Beijing is 5.90× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,100 km apart.
- Together Valencian Community and Beijing cover 39,500 km², close to the size of Bhutan (40,400 km², 2.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 7,010 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Valencian Community would have 31.3 million people (it has 5.3 million). At Valencian Community's density, Beijing would have 3.7 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Beijing's centre is 0.8° of latitude, about 90 km, farther north than Valencian Community's.
- Valencian Community is the 8th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 4.6% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Beijing is the 29th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 39°N and 40°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Valencian Community would have about 4,380 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Valencian Community and Beijing would cover 39,500 km², about the same size as Bhutan.
- Together they have 27.2 million people, about as many people as Australia.
Side by side
| Valencian Community | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous communitySpain | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 23,300 km²8,980 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 23,300 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 19in Spain | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 5.3 millionWikidata, 2024 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 19in Spain | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 229 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Valencia | – |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 41°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 23,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 23,300 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Valencian Community is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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