Yunnan is 1.55× the size of Chihuahua
Yunnan (province of China) covers about 385,000 km² (149,000 mi²) and Chihuahua (state of Mexico) about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 385,000km²Yunnan
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
200 km
- Yunnan
- Chihuahua
What fits
- Chihuahua is 64% of the size of Yunnan.
- Yunnan is larger by 137,000 km² (53,100 mi²), which is 55% of the area of Chihuahua.
- Measured in Belgiums: Yunnan is about 12.6, Chihuahua about 8.09.
How they differ
- Yunnan also has the larger population: 47.2 million against 3.6 million, 13.3× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 122 in Yunnan against 14 in Chihuahua: Yunnan is 8.54× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,300 km apart.
- Together Yunnan and Chihuahua cover 633,000 km², close to the size of South Sudan (627,000 km², 1.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 137,000 km², is about the size of Bangladesh (137,000 km²).
- At Chihuahua's density, Yunnan would have 5.5 million people (it has 47.2 million). At Yunnan's density, Chihuahua would have 30.4 million (it has 3.6 million).
- Chihuahua's centre is 3.8° of latitude, about 430 km, farther north than Yunnan's.
- Yunnan is the 8th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 25th most densely populated of them.
- Chihuahua is the largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 13% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Chihuahua lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 427 km) north of Yunnan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Yunnan would have about 8,160 m² and each person in Chihuahua about 69,720 m².
- Laid side by side, Yunnan and Chihuahua would cover 633,000 km², about the same size as South Sudan.
- Together they have 50.8 million people, about as many people as South Korea.
Side by side
| Yunnan | Chihuahua | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 385,000 km²149,000 mi² | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² |
| Official area | 394,000 km²Wikidata | 247,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 31in China | 1st of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 47.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 31in China | 11th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 122 per km² | 14 per km² |
| Capital | Kunming | Chihuahua City |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 29°N | 26°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 385,000 km² is 2.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 394,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 247,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 248,000 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