Beijing is 1.19× the size of Nagano
Beijing (municipality of China) covers about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²) and Nagano (prefecture of Japan) about 13,700 km² (5,290 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 16,300km²Beijing
- 13,700km²Nagano
50 km
- Beijing
- Nagano
What fits
- Nagano is 84% of the size of Beijing.
- Beijing is larger by 2,560 km² (987 mi²), which is 19% of the area of Nagano.
- Measured in Belgiums: Beijing is about 0.53, Nagano about 0.45.
How they differ
- Beijing also has the larger population: 21.9 million against 2.0 million, 10.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 148 in Nagano: Beijing is 9.12× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,940 km apart.
- Together Beijing and Nagano cover 29,900 km², close to the size of Lesotho (30,100 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,560 km², is about the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km²).
- At Nagano's density, Beijing would have 2.4 million people (it has 21.9 million). At Beijing's density, Nagano would have 18.5 million (it has 2.0 million).
- Beijing's centre is 4.1° of latitude, about 450 km, farther north than Nagano'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.
- Nagano is the 4th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 3.7% of its area; it is the 38th most densely populated of them.
- Beijing lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 450 km) north of Nagano.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Beijing would have about 740 m² and each person in Nagano about 6,770 m².
- Laid side by side, Beijing and Nagano would cover 29,900 km², about the same size as Lesotho.
- Together they have 23.9 million people, about as many people as Syria.
Side by side
| Beijing | Nagano | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² | 13,700 km²5,290 mi² |
| Official area | 16,400 km²Wikidata | 13,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 29th of 31in China | 4th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 26th of 31in China | 16th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 1,347 per km² | 148 per km² |
| Capital | – | Nagano |
| Latitude range | 39°N to 41°N | 35°N to 37°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 13,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 13,700 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