Akita is 1.02× the size of Tianjin

Akita (prefecture of Japan) covers about 11,700 km² (4,530 mi²) and Tianjin (municipality of China) about 11,500 km² (4,430 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

11,700km²Akita
11,500km²Tianjin

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What fits

Tianjin is 98% of the size of Akita.
Akita is larger by 247 km² (95.3 mi²), which is 2.1% of the area of Tianjin.
Measured in Belgiums: Akita is about 0.38, Tianjin about 0.37.

How they differ

Akita is larger, but Tianjin has the larger population: 13.9 million against 946,000, 14.7× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 1,208 in Tianjin against 81 in Akita: Tianjin is 15.0× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 1,980 km apart.
Together Akita and Tianjin cover 23,200 km², close to the size of Belize (22,300 km², 3.9% smaller).
The gap between them, 247 km², is about the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis (264 km²).
At Tianjin's density, Akita would have 14.2 million people (it has 946,000). At Akita's density, Tianjin would have 926,000 (it has 13.9 million).
Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
Akita is the 6th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 3.1% of its area; it is the 45th most densely populated of them.
Tianjin is the 30th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.1% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
Both lie at about the same latitude, 40°N and 39°N.
Shared out evenly, each person in Akita would have about 12,390 m² and each person in Tianjin about 830 m².
Laid side by side, Akita and Tianjin would cover 23,200 km², 1.04× the size of Belize.
Together they have 14.8 million people, about as many people as Rwanda.

Side by side

	Akita	Tianjin
Is a	PrefectureJapan	MunicipalityChina
Area, measured	11,700 km²4,530 mi²	11,500 km²4,430 mi²
Official area	11,600 km²Wikidata	11,900 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	6th of 47in Japan	30th of 31in China
Population	946,000Wikidata, 2021	13.9 millionWikidata, 2020
Rank by population	39th of 47in Japan	27th of 31in China
Density	81 per km²	1,208 per km²
Capital	Akita	–
Latitude range	39°N to 41°N	39°N to 40°N

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 11,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 11,700 km², to within 2%.
Our measured 11,500 km² is 3.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 11,900 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

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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

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