Connecticut is 1.02× the size of Niigata

What fits

• Niigata is 98% of the size of Connecticut.
• Connecticut is larger by 252 km² (97.2 mi²), which is 2.0% of the area of Niigata.
• Measured in Belgiums: Connecticut is about 0.41, Niigata about 0.41.

How they differ

• Connecticut also has the larger population: 3.6 million against 2.2 million, 1.64× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 284 in Connecticut against 176 in Niigata: Connecticut is 1.61× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 10,600 km apart.
• Together Connecticut and Niigata cover 25,200 km², close to the size of Rwanda (25,300 km², 0.6% bigger).
• The gap between them, 252 km², is about the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis (264 km²).
• At Niigata's density, Connecticut would have 2.2 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Connecticut's density, Niigata would have 3.5 million (it has 2.2 million).
• Connecticut's centre is 4.1° of latitude, about 460 km, farther north than Niigata's.
• Connecticut is the 48th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.1% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
• Niigata is the 5th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 3.3% of its area; it is the 34th most densely populated of them.
• Connecticut lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 457 km) north of Niigata.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Connecticut would have about 3,520 m² and each person in Niigata about 5,680 m².
• Laid side by side, Connecticut and Niigata would cover 25,200 km², about the same size as Rwanda.
• Together they have 5.8 million people, about as many people as Denmark.

Side by side

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

• Our measured 12,700 km² is 12% below Wikidata's official figure of 14,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
• Wikidata's official figure of 12,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,500 km², to within 2%.

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