Beijing is 1.16× the size of Fukushima
Beijing (municipality of China) covers about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²) and Fukushima (prefecture of Japan) about 14,000 km² (5,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 16,300km²Beijing
- 14,000km²Fukushima
50 km
- Beijing
- Fukushima
What fits
- Fukushima is 86% of the size of Beijing.
- Beijing is larger by 2,270 km² (875 mi²), which is 16% of the area of Fukushima.
- Measured in Belgiums: Beijing is about 0.53, Fukushima about 0.46.
How they differ
- Beijing also has the larger population: 21.9 million against 1.8 million, 12.0× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 131 in Fukushima: Beijing is 10.3× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,080 km apart.
- Together Beijing and Fukushima cover 30,200 km², close to the size of Lesotho (30,100 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,270 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Fukushima's density, Beijing would have 2.1 million people (it has 21.9 million). At Beijing's density, Fukushima would have 18.8 million (it has 1.8 million).
- Beijing's centre is 2.8° of latitude, about 310 km, farther north than Fukushima's.
- Beijing is the 29th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Fukushima is the 3rd largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 3.7% of its area; it is the 40th most densely populated of them.
- Beijing lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 311 km) north of Fukushima.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Beijing would have about 740 m² and each person in Fukushima about 7,660 m².
- Laid side by side, Beijing and Fukushima would cover 30,200 km², about the same size as Lesotho.
- Together they have 23.7 million people, about as many people as Syria.
Side by side
| Beijing | Fukushima | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² | 14,000 km²5,400 mi² |
| Official area | 16,400 km²Wikidata | 13,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 29th of 31in China | 3rd of 47in Japan |
| Population | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 26th of 31in China | 21st of 47in Japan |
| Density | 1,347 per km² | 131 per km² |
| Capital | – | Fukushima |
| Latitude range | 39°N to 41°N | 37°N to 38°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 13,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 14,000 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