Yunnan is 1.59× the size of Uganda
Yunnan (province of China) covers about 385,000 km² (149,000 mi²) and Uganda (Africa) about 242,000 km² (93,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 385,000km²Yunnan
- 242,000km²Uganda
200 km
- Yunnan
- Uganda
What fits
- Uganda is 63% of the size of Yunnan.
- Yunnan is larger by 144,000 km² (55,400 mi²), which is 59% of the area of Uganda.
- Measured in Belgiums: Yunnan is about 12.6, Uganda about 7.89.
How they differ
- Yunnan also has the larger population: 47.2 million against 47.1 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 195 in Uganda against 122 in Yunnan: Uganda is 1.59× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,850 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Yunnan at 25°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Uganda at 1°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Yunnan as 1.94× the size of Uganda instead of 1.59×.
- Together Yunnan and Uganda cover 627,000 km², close to the size of South Sudan (627,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 144,000 km², is about the size of Tajikistan (142,000 km²).
- At Uganda's density, Yunnan would have 75.1 million people (it has 47.2 million). At Yunnan's density, Uganda would have 29.6 million (it has 47.1 million).
- Yunnan's centre is 23.7° of latitude, about 2,630 km, farther north than Uganda'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.
- Uganda ranks 81st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Yunnan lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,630 km) north of Uganda.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Yunnan would have about 8,160 m² and each person in Uganda about 5,130 m².
- Laid side by side, Yunnan and Uganda would cover 627,000 km², about the same size as South Sudan.
- Together they have 94.3 million people, about as many people as Vietnam.
- Counted as a country, Yunnan would rank 62nd by area and 32nd by population.
Side by side
| Yunnan | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 385,000 km²149,000 mi² | 242,000 km²93,400 mi² |
| Official area | 394,000 km²Wikidata | 241,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 31in China | 80th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 47.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 47.1 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 31in China | 32nd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 122 per km² | 195 per km² |
| Capital | Kunming | Kampala |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 29°N | 1°S to 4°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. 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 241,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 242,000 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