Virginia is 1.04× the size of Jiangsu
Virginia (state of the United States) covers about 104,000 km² (40,000 mi²) and Jiangsu (province of China) about 100,000 km² (38,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 104,000km²Virginia
- 100,000km²Jiangsu
200 km
- Virginia
- Jiangsu
What fits
- Jiangsu is 96% of the size of Virginia.
- Virginia is larger by 3,630 km² (1,400 mi²), which is 3.6% of the area of Jiangsu.
- Measured in Belgiums: Virginia is about 3.38, Jiangsu about 3.26.
How they differ
- Virginia is larger, but Jiangsu has the larger population: 84.7 million against 8.6 million, 9.82× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 847 in Jiangsu against 83 in Virginia: Jiangsu is 10.2× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,000 km apart.
- Together Virginia and Jiangsu cover 204,000 km², close to the size of Belarus (207,000 km², 1.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,630 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Jiangsu's density, Virginia would have 87.8 million people (it has 8.6 million). At Virginia's density, Jiangsu would have 8.3 million (it has 84.7 million).
- Virginia's centre is 4.6° of latitude, about 510 km, farther north than Jiangsu's.
- Virginia is the 37th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Jiangsu is the 25th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- Virginia lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 507 km) north of Jiangsu.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Virginia would have about 12,020 m² and each person in Jiangsu about 1,180 m².
- Laid side by side, Virginia and Jiangsu would cover 204,000 km², about the same size as Belarus.
- Together they have 93.4 million people, about as many people as Iran.
Side by side
| Virginia | Jiangsu | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 104,000 km²40,000 mi² | 100,000 km²38,600 mi² |
| Official area | 111,000 km²Wikidata | 98,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 37th of 51in the United States | 25th of 31in China |
| Population | 8.6 millionWikidata, 2020 | 84.7 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 51in the United States | 4th of 31in China |
| Density | 83 per km² | 847 per km² |
| Capital | Richmond | Nanjing |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 39°N | 31°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 104,000 km² is 6.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 111,000 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 98,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 100,000 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