Wisconsin is 1.02× the size of Henan
Wisconsin (state of the United States) covers about 169,000 km² (65,400 mi²) and Henan (province of China) about 166,000 km² (64,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 169,000km²Wisconsin
- 166,000km²Henan
100 km
- Wisconsin
- Henan
What fits
- Henan is 98% of the size of Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin is larger by 3,250 km² (1,250 mi²), which is 2.0% of the area of Henan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Wisconsin is about 5.52, Henan about 5.42.
How they differ
- Wisconsin is larger, but Henan has the larger population: 99.4 million against 5.9 million, 16.9× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 598 in Henan against 35 in Wisconsin: Henan is 17.2× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Wisconsin at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Henan at 34°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Wisconsin as 1.39× the size of Henan instead of 1.02×.
- Together Wisconsin and Henan cover 336,000 km², close to the size of Finland (333,000 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,250 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Henan's density, Wisconsin would have 101.3 million people (it has 5.9 million). At Wisconsin's density, Henan would have 5.8 million (it has 99.4 million).
- Wisconsin's centre is 10.8° of latitude, about 1,200 km, farther north than Henan's.
- Wisconsin is the 22nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 28th most densely populated of them.
- Henan is the 18th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Wisconsin lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,200 km) north of Henan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Wisconsin would have about 28,740 m² and each person in Henan about 1,670 m².
- Laid side by side, Wisconsin and Henan would cover 336,000 km², about the same size as Finland.
- Together they have 105.3 million people, about as many people as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Side by side
| Wisconsin | Henan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 169,000 km²65,400 mi² | 166,000 km²64,100 mi² |
| Official area | 170,000 km²Wikidata | 167,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 22nd of 51in the United States | 18th of 31in China |
| Population | 5.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 99.4 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 20th of 51in the United States | 3rd of 31in China |
| Density | 35 per km² | 598 per km² |
| Capital | Madison | Zhengzhou |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 47°N | 31°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 170,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 169,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 167,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 166,000 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