West Virginia is 1.20× the size of Ningxia
West Virginia (state of the United States) covers about 62,700 km² (24,200 mi²) and Ningxia (autonomous region of China) about 52,100 km² (20,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 62,700km²West Virginia
- 52,100km²Ningxia
100 km
- West Virginia
- Ningxia
What fits
- Ningxia is 83% of the size of West Virginia.
- West Virginia is larger by 10,600 km² (4,090 mi²), which is 20% of the area of Ningxia.
- Measured in Belgiums: West Virginia is about 2.05, Ningxia about 1.70.
How they differ
- West Virginia is larger, but Ningxia has the larger population: 7.2 million against 1.8 million, 4.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 138 in Ningxia against 29 in West Virginia: Ningxia is 4.83× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,500 km apart.
- Together West Virginia and Ningxia cover 115,000 km², close to the size of Benin (116,000 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 10,600 km², is about the size of Gambia (10,500 km²).
- At Ningxia's density, West Virginia would have 8.7 million people (it has 1.8 million). At West Virginia's density, Ningxia would have 1.5 million (it has 7.2 million).
- West Virginia's centre is 1.4° of latitude, about 150 km, farther north than Ningxia's.
- West Virginia is the 41st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Ningxia is the 27th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.6% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 39°N and 37°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in West Virginia would have about 34,980 m² and each person in Ningxia about 7,240 m².
- Laid side by side, West Virginia and Ningxia would cover 115,000 km², about the same size as Benin.
- Together they have 9.0 million people, about as many people as Austria.
Side by side
| West Virginia | Ningxia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | Autonomous RegionChina |
| Area, measured | 62,700 km²24,200 mi² | 52,100 km²20,100 mi² |
| Official area | 62,800 km²Wikidata | 52,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 41st of 51in the United States | 27th of 31in China |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 7.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 39th of 51in the United States | 29th of 31in China |
| Density | 29 per km² | 138 per km² |
| Capital | Charleston | Yinchuan |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 41°N | 35°N to 39°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 62,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 62,700 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 52,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 52,100 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