Victoria is 1.46× the size of Shanxi
Victoria (state of Australia) covers about 228,000 km² (88,000 mi²) and Shanxi (province of China) about 156,000 km² (60,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 228,000km²Victoria
- 156,000km²Shanxi
200 km
- Victoria
- Shanxi
What fits
- Shanxi is 68% of the size of Victoria.
- Victoria is larger by 71,900 km² (27,700 mi²), which is 46% of the area of Shanxi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Victoria is about 7.43, Shanxi about 5.09.
How they differ
- Victoria is larger, but Shanxi has the larger population: 34.9 million against 7.0 million, 4.98× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 224 in Shanxi against 31 in Victoria: Shanxi is 7.27× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,900 km apart.
- Together Victoria and Shanxi cover 384,000 km², close to the size of Norway (382,000 km², 0.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 71,900 km², is about the size of Sierra Leone (71,600 km²).
- At Shanxi's density, Victoria would have 51.0 million people (it has 7.0 million). At Victoria's density, Shanxi would have 4.8 million (it has 34.9 million).
- Shanxi's centre is 74.4° of latitude, about 8,270 km, farther north than Victoria's.
- Victoria is the 6th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- 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 74° of latitude (roughly 8,270 km) north of Victoria, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Victoria would have about 32,510 m² and each person in Shanxi about 4,470 m².
- Laid side by side, Victoria and Shanxi would cover 384,000 km², about the same size as Norway.
- Together they have 41.9 million people, about as many people as Afghanistan.
Side by side
| Victoria | Shanxi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 228,000 km²88,000 mi² | 156,000 km²60,300 mi² |
| Official area | 227,000 km²Wikidata | 156,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 6th of 8in Australia | 19th of 31in China |
| Population | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2024 | 34.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 8in Australia | 18th of 31in China |
| Density | 31 per km² | 224 per km² |
| Capital | Melbourne | Taiyuan |
| Latitude range | 39°S to 34°S | 35°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 227,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 228,000 km², to within 2%.
- 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
- 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