Xinjiang is 1.08× the size of Quebec
Xinjiang (autonomous region of China) covers about 1,630,000 km² (629,000 mi²) and Quebec (province of Canada) about 1,506,000 km² (581,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,630,000km²Xinjiang
- 1,506,000km²Quebec
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- Xinjiang
- Quebec
Xinjiang: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with India. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Quebec is 92% of the size of Xinjiang.
- Xinjiang is larger by 125,000 km² (48,200 mi²), which is 8.3% of the area of Quebec.
- Measured in Belgiums: Xinjiang is about 53.2, Quebec about 49.1.
How they differ
- Xinjiang also has the larger population: 25.9 million against 8.5 million, 3.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 16 in Xinjiang against 5.6 in Quebec: Xinjiang is 2.81× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,320 km apart.
- On a standard web map Quebec looks larger than Xinjiang: Xinjiang at 41°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Quebec at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Quebec as 1.45× the size of Xinjiang, when Xinjiang is 1.08× the size of Quebec.
- Together Xinjiang and Quebec cover 3,136,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 125,000 km², is about the size of Eritrea (123,000 km²).
- At Quebec's density, Xinjiang would have 9.2 million people (it has 25.9 million). At Xinjiang's density, Quebec would have 23.9 million (it has 8.5 million).
- Quebec's centre is 12.0° of latitude, about 1,330 km, farther north than Xinjiang's.
- Xinjiang is the largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 17% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Quebec is the 2nd largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 15% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Quebec lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,330 km) north of Xinjiang.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Xinjiang would have about 63,060 m² and each person in Quebec about 177,080 m².
- Laid side by side, Xinjiang and Quebec would cover 3,136,000 km², about the same size as India.
- Together they have 34.4 million people, about as many people as Malaysia.
Side by side
| Xinjiang | Quebec | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous RegionChina | ProvinceCanada |
| Area, measured | 1,630,000 km²629,000 mi² | 1,506,000 km²581,000 mi² |
| Official area | 1,665,000 km²Wikidata | 1,542,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 31in China | 2nd of 13in Canada |
| Population | 25.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 8.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 21st of 31in China | 2nd of 13in Canada |
| Density | 16 per km² | 5.6 per km² |
| Capital | Ürümqi | Quebec City |
| Latitude range | 34°N to 49°N | 45°N to 63°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 1,630,000 km² is 2.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,665,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 1,506,000 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,542,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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