Yunnan is 1.26× the size of Maharashtra
Yunnan (province of China) covers about 385,000 km² (149,000 mi²) and Maharashtra (state of India) about 307,000 km² (118,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 385,000km²Yunnan
- 307,000km²Maharashtra
200 km
- Yunnan
- Maharashtra
What fits
- Maharashtra is 80% of the size of Yunnan.
- Yunnan is larger by 78,800 km² (30,400 mi²), which is 26% of the area of Maharashtra.
- Measured in Belgiums: Yunnan is about 12.6, Maharashtra about 10.00.
How they differ
- Yunnan is larger, but Maharashtra has the larger population: 112.4 million against 47.2 million, 2.38× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 367 in Maharashtra against 122 in Yunnan: Maharashtra is 2.99× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,680 km apart.
- Together Yunnan and Maharashtra cover 692,000 km², close to the size of Myanmar (663,000 km², 4.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 78,800 km², is about the size of Czechia (78,800 km²).
- At Maharashtra's density, Yunnan would have 141.3 million people (it has 47.2 million). At Yunnan's density, Maharashtra would have 37.6 million (it has 112.4 million).
- Yunnan's centre is 5.5° of latitude, about 610 km, farther north than Maharashtra'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.
- Maharashtra is the 3rd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 9.7% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Yunnan lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 612 km) north of Maharashtra.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Yunnan would have about 8,160 m² and each person in Maharashtra about 2,730 m².
- Laid side by side, Yunnan and Maharashtra would cover 692,000 km², 1.04× the size of Myanmar.
- Together they have 159.6 million people, 93% as many people as Bangladesh.
Side by side
| Yunnan | Maharashtra | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 385,000 km²149,000 mi² | 307,000 km²118,000 mi² |
| Official area | 394,000 km²Wikidata | 308,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 31in China | 3rd of 36in India |
| Population | 47.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 112.4 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 31in China | 2nd of 36in India |
| Density | 122 per km² | 367 per km² |
| Capital | Kunming | Mumbai; Nagpur |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 29°N | 16°N to 22°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. 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 308,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 307,000 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