Yunnan is 1.22× the size of New Mexico
Yunnan (province of China) covers about 385,000 km² (149,000 mi²) and New Mexico (state of the United States) about 315,000 km² (122,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 385,000km²Yunnan
- 315,000km²New Mexico
200 km
- Yunnan
- New Mexico
What fits
- New Mexico is 82% of the size of Yunnan.
- Yunnan is larger by 70,300 km² (27,200 mi²), which is 22% of the area of New Mexico.
- Measured in Belgiums: Yunnan is about 12.6, New Mexico about 10.3.
How they differ
- Yunnan also has the larger population: 47.2 million against 2.1 million, 22.3× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 122 in Yunnan against 6.7 in New Mexico: Yunnan is 18.2× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Yunnan at 25°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and New Mexico at 34°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Yunnan as 1.01× the size of New Mexico instead of 1.22×.
- Together Yunnan and New Mexico cover 700,000 km², close to the size of Chile (736,000 km², 5.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 70,300 km², is about the size of Georgia (69,600 km²).
- At New Mexico's density, Yunnan would have 2.6 million people (it has 47.2 million). At Yunnan's density, New Mexico would have 38.6 million (it has 2.1 million).
- New Mexico's centre is 9.4° of latitude, about 1,050 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.
- New Mexico is the 5th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 3.3% of its area; it is the 46th most densely populated of them.
- New Mexico lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,050 km) north of Yunnan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Yunnan would have about 8,160 m² and each person in New Mexico about 148,790 m².
- Laid side by side, Yunnan and New Mexico would cover 700,000 km², 95% of the size of Chile.
- Together they have 49.3 million people, about as many people as Spain.
Side by side
| Yunnan | New Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 385,000 km²149,000 mi² | 315,000 km²122,000 mi² |
| Official area | 394,000 km²Wikidata | 315,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 31in China | 5th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 47.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 31in China | 36th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 122 per km² | 6.7 per km² |
| Capital | Kunming | Santa Fe |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 29°N | 31°N to 37°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 315,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 315,000 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