Bolivia vs China
China is 8.74 times larger than Bolivia. Bolivia would fit into China about 8.7 times.
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Bolivia is 0.11× the area of China. Put the other way, China is 8.74× the size of Bolivia.
| Bolivia | China | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 9,596,961 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 1,406,585,000 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Beijing |
| Region | South America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 17 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× its true area; China at 37° N is stretched to 1.56×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Bolivia bigger than China?
- No. Bolivia is 8.74 times smaller than China. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and China covers 9,596,961 km².
- How many times does Bolivia fit into China?
- About 8.7 times: China has 8.74× the area of Bolivia.
- Why do Bolivia and China look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× its true area there and China about 1.56×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bolivia or China?
- China: 1,406,585,000 people against 12,581,843. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², China 147 per km².