Yunnan is 1.02× the size of Montana
Yunnan (province of China) covers about 385,000 km² (149,000 mi²) and Montana (state of the United States) about 379,000 km² (147,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 385,000km²Yunnan
- 379,000km²Montana
200 km
- Yunnan
- Montana
What fits
- Montana is 98% of the size of Yunnan.
- Yunnan is larger by 5,900 km² (2,280 mi²), which is 1.6% of the area of Montana.
- Measured in Belgiums: Yunnan is about 12.6, Montana about 12.4.
How they differ
- Yunnan also has the larger population: 47.2 million against 1.1 million, 43.5× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 122 in Yunnan against 2.9 in Montana: Yunnan is 42.9× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,400 km apart.
- On a standard web map Montana looks larger than Yunnan: Yunnan at 25°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Montana at 47°N about 2.2×, so the map shows Montana as 1.74× the size of Yunnan, when Yunnan is 1.02× the size of Montana.
- Together Yunnan and Montana cover 765,000 km², close to the size of Zambia (752,000 km², 1.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,900 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Montana's density, Yunnan would have 1.1 million people (it has 47.2 million). At Yunnan's density, Montana would have 46.5 million (it has 1.1 million).
- Montana's centre is 22.1° of latitude, about 2,460 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.
- Montana is the 4th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 4.0% of its area; it is the 49th most densely populated of them.
- Montana lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,460 km) north of Yunnan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Yunnan would have about 8,160 m² and each person in Montana about 350,010 m².
- Laid side by side, Yunnan and Montana would cover 765,000 km², about the same size as Zambia.
- Together they have 48.3 million people, about as many people as Kenya.
Side by side
| Yunnan | Montana | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 385,000 km²149,000 mi² | 379,000 km²147,000 mi² |
| Official area | 394,000 km²Wikidata | 381,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 31in China | 4th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 47.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 31in China | 44th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 122 per km² | 2.9 per km² |
| Capital | Kunming | Helena |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 29°N | 44°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. 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 381,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 379,000 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