Corsica (France) is 1.26× the size of Shimane
Corsica (France) (region of France) covers about 8,670 km² (3,350 mi²) and Shimane (prefecture of Japan) about 6,880 km² (2,660 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 8,670km²Corsica (France)
- 6,880km²Shimane
50 km
- Corsica (France)
- Shimane
What fits
- Shimane is 79% of the size of Corsica (France).
- Corsica (France) is larger by 1,790 km² (691 mi²), which is 26% of the area of Shimane.
- Measured in Belgiums: Corsica (France) is about 0.28, Shimane about 0.22.
How they differ
- Corsica (France) is larger, but Shimane has the larger population: 665,000 against 351,000, 1.89× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 97 in Shimane against 41 in Corsica (France): Shimane is 2.38× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,680 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Corsica (France) at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Shimane at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Corsica (France) as 1.54× the size of Shimane instead of 1.26×.
- Together Corsica (France) and Shimane cover 15,500 km², close to the size of East Timor (15,100 km², 3.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,790 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Shimane's density, Corsica (France) would have 837,000 people (it has 351,000). At Corsica (France)'s density, Shimane would have 279,000 (it has 665,000).
- Corsica (France)'s centre is 7.1° of latitude, about 790 km, farther north than Shimane's.
- Corsica (France) is the 14th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
- Shimane is the 19th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 44th most densely populated of them.
- Corsica (France) lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 788 km) north of Shimane.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Corsica (France) would have about 24,670 m² and each person in Shimane about 10,350 m².
- Laid side by side, Corsica (France) and Shimane would cover 15,500 km², 1.03× the size of East Timor.
- Together they have 1.0 million people, 1.10× as many people as Fiji.
Side by side
| Corsica (France) | Shimane | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 8,670 km²3,350 mi² | 6,880 km²2,660 mi² |
| Official area | 8,680 km²Wikidata | 6,710 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 18in France | 19th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 351,000Wikidata, 2022 | 665,000Wikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 18in France | 46th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 41 per km² | 97 per km² |
| Capital | Ajaccio | Matsue |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 43°N | 34°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 8,680 km² agrees with our measured area of 8,670 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 6,880 km² is 2.5% above Wikidata's official figure of 6,710 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 Corsica (France) is the departments 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