Connecticut is 1.37× the size of Yamagata

What fits

• Yamagata is 73% of the size of Connecticut.
• Connecticut is larger by 3,460 km² (1,340 mi²), which is 37% of the area of Yamagata.
• Measured in Belgiums: Connecticut is about 0.41, Yamagata about 0.30.

How they differ

• Connecticut also has the larger population: 3.6 million against 1.1 million, 3.39× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 284 in Connecticut against 115 in Yamagata: Connecticut is 2.47× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 10,500 km apart.
• Together Connecticut and Yamagata cover 21,900 km², close to the size of Djibouti (21,800 km², 0.5% smaller).
• The gap between them, 3,460 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
• At Yamagata's density, Connecticut would have 1.5 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Connecticut's density, Yamagata would have 2.6 million (it has 1.1 million).
• Connecticut's centre is 3.2° of latitude, about 350 km, farther north than Yamagata'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.
• Yamagata is the 9th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 2.5% of its area; it is the 42nd most densely populated of them.
• Connecticut lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 355 km) north of Yamagata.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Connecticut would have about 3,520 m² and each person in Yamagata about 8,690 m².
• Laid side by side, Connecticut and Yamagata would cover 21,900 km², about the same size as Djibouti.
• Together they have 4.7 million people, about as many people as Mauritania.

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 9,320 km² agrees with our measured area of 9,240 km², to within 2%.

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