Chhattisgarh is 1.71× the size of Hokkaido (Japan)

Chhattisgarh (state of India) covers about 135,000 km² (51,900 mi²) and Hokkaido (Japan) (prefecture of Japan) about 78,800 km² (30,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

135,000km²Chhattisgarh
78,800km²Hokkaido (Japan)

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Chhattisgarh
Hokkaido (Japan)

Hokkaido (Japan): Part of this region's boundary is disputed with Russia. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.

What fits

Hokkaido (Japan) is 59% of the size of Chhattisgarh.
Chhattisgarh is larger by 55,700 km² (21,500 mi²), which is 71% of the area of Hokkaido (Japan).
Measured in Belgiums: Chhattisgarh is about 4.39, Hokkaido (Japan) about 2.57.

How they differ

Chhattisgarh also has the larger population: 29.4 million against 5.4 million, 5.42× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 219 in Chhattisgarh against 69 in Hokkaido (Japan): Chhattisgarh is 3.17× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 6,050 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Chhattisgarh at 21°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Hokkaido (Japan) at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Chhattisgarh as 1.04× the size of Hokkaido (Japan) instead of 1.71×.
Together Chhattisgarh and Hokkaido (Japan) cover 213,000 km², close to the size of Guyana (211,000 km², 1.0% smaller).
The gap between them, 55,700 km², is about the size of Croatia (55,000 km²).
At Hokkaido (Japan)'s density, Chhattisgarh would have 9.3 million people (it has 29.4 million). At Chhattisgarh's density, Hokkaido (Japan) would have 17.2 million (it has 5.4 million).
Hokkaido (Japan)'s centre is 22.1° of latitude, about 2,460 km, farther north than Chhattisgarh's.
Chhattisgarh is the 9th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 4.3% of its area; it is the 25th most densely populated of them.
Hokkaido (Japan) is the largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 21% of its area; it is the 47th most densely populated of them.
Hokkaido (Japan) lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,460 km) north of Chhattisgarh.
Shared out evenly, each person in Chhattisgarh would have about 4,570 m² and each person in Hokkaido (Japan) about 14,500 m².
Laid side by side, Chhattisgarh and Hokkaido (Japan) would cover 213,000 km², about the same size as Guyana.
Together they have 34.9 million people, about as many people as Uzbekistan.

Side by side

	Chhattisgarh	Hokkaido (Japan)
Is a	StateIndia	PrefectureJapan
Area, measured	135,000 km²51,900 mi²	78,800 km²30,400 mi²
Official area	135,000 km²Wikidata	83,400 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	9th of 36in India	1st of 47in Japan
Population	29.4 millionWikidata, 2020	5.4 millionWikidata, 2014
Rank by population	16th of 36in India	8th of 47in Japan
Density	219 per km²	69 per km²
Capital	Raipur	Sapporo
Latitude range	18°N to 24°N	41°N to 46°N

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2014. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 135,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 135,000 km², to within 2%.
Our measured 78,800 km² is 5.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 83,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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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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