Canary Islands is 1.02× the size of Kumamoto
Canary Islands (autonomous community of Spain) covers about 7,440 km² (2,870 mi²) and Kumamoto (prefecture of Japan) about 7,250 km² (2,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 7,440km²Canary Islands
- 7,250km²Kumamoto
100 km
- Canary Islands
- Kumamoto
What fits
- Kumamoto is 98% of the size of Canary Islands.
- Canary Islands is larger by 181 km² (70.0 mi²), which is 2.5% of the area of Kumamoto.
- Measured in Belgiums: Canary Islands is about 0.24, Kumamoto about 0.24.
How they differ
- Canary Islands also has the larger population: 2.2 million against 1.7 million, 1.29× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 300 in Canary Islands against 239 in Kumamoto: Canary Islands is 1.26× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,400 km apart.
- On a standard web map Kumamoto looks larger than Canary Islands: Canary Islands at 28°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Kumamoto at 33°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Kumamoto as 1.06× the size of Canary Islands, when Canary Islands is 1.02× the size of Kumamoto.
- Together Canary Islands and Kumamoto cover 14,700 km², close to the size of East Timor (15,100 km², 2.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 181 km², is about the size of Aruba (170 km²).
- At Kumamoto's density, Canary Islands would have 1.8 million people (it has 2.2 million). At Canary Islands's density, Kumamoto would have 2.2 million (it has 1.7 million).
- Kumamoto's centre is 4.3° of latitude, about 470 km, farther north than Canary Islands's.
- Canary Islands is the 13th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Kumamoto is the 16th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 25th most densely populated of them.
- Kumamoto lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 474 km) north of Canary Islands.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Canary Islands would have about 3,340 m² and each person in Kumamoto about 4,190 m².
- Laid side by side, Canary Islands and Kumamoto would cover 14,700 km², about the same size as East Timor.
- Together they have 4.0 million people, about as many people as Georgia.
Side by side
| Canary Islands | Kumamoto | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous communitySpain | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 7,440 km²2,870 mi² | 7,250 km²2,800 mi² |
| Official area | 7,450 km²Wikidata | 7,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 19in Spain | 16th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 2.2 millionWikidata, 2024 | 1.7 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 8th of 19in Spain | 23rd of 47in Japan |
| Density | 300 per km² | 239 per km² |
| Capital | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Kumamoto |
| Latitude range | 28°N to 29°N | 32°N to 33°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 7,450 km² agrees with our measured area of 7,440 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 7,250 km² is 2.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 7,400 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. The outline of Canary Islands is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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