Yunnan is 1.01× the size of Norway
Yunnan (province of China) covers about 385,000 km² (149,000 mi²) and Norway (Europe) about 382,000 km² (147,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 385,000km²Yunnan
- 382,000km²Norway
500 km
- Yunnan
- Norway
What fits
- Norway is 99% of the size of Yunnan.
- Yunnan is larger by 3,380 km² (1,310 mi²), which is 0.9% of the area of Norway.
- Measured in Belgiums: Yunnan is about 12.6, Norway about 12.5.
How they differ
- Yunnan also has the larger population: 47.2 million against 5.6 million, 8.39× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 122 in Yunnan against 15 in Norway: Yunnan is 8.32× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,420 km apart.
- On a standard web map Norway looks larger than Yunnan: Yunnan at 25°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Norway at 66°N about 6.2×, so the map shows Norway as 5.08× the size of Yunnan, when Yunnan is 1.01× the size of Norway.
- Together Yunnan and Norway cover 767,000 km², close to the size of Turkey (780,000 km², 1.7% bigger).
- At Norway's density, Yunnan would have 5.7 million people (it has 47.2 million). At Yunnan's density, Norway would have 46.8 million (it has 5.6 million).
- Norway's centre is 41.4° of latitude, about 4,610 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.
- Norway ranks 63rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Norway lies about 41° of latitude (roughly 4,610 km) north of Yunnan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Yunnan would have about 8,160 m² and each person in Norway about 67,890 m².
- Laid side by side, Yunnan and Norway would cover 767,000 km², about the same size as Turkey.
- Together they have 52.8 million people, about as many people as Colombia.
- Counted as a country, Yunnan would rank 62nd by area and 32nd by population.
Side by side
| Yunnan | Norway | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 385,000 km²149,000 mi² | 382,000 km²147,000 mi² |
| Official area | 394,000 km²Wikidata | 385,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 31in China | 62nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 47.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2026 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 31in China | 117th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 122 per km² | 15 per km² |
| Capital | Kunming | Oslo |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 29°N | 58°N to 81°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2026. 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 385,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 382,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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