Emilia-Romagna is 1.45× the size of Iwate
Emilia-Romagna (region of Italy) covers about 22,500 km² (8,690 mi²) and Iwate (prefecture of Japan) about 15,500 km² (5,970 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 22,500km²Emilia-Romagna
- 15,500km²Iwate
50 km
- Emilia-Romagna
- Iwate
What fits
- Iwate is 69% of the size of Emilia-Romagna.
- Emilia-Romagna is larger by 7,040 km² (2,720 mi²), which is 45% of the area of Iwate.
- Measured in Belgiums: Emilia-Romagna is about 0.73, Iwate about 0.50.
How they differ
- Emilia-Romagna also has the larger population: 4.5 million against 1.2 million, 3.70× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 198 in Emilia-Romagna against 78 in Iwate: Emilia-Romagna is 2.54× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,420 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Emilia-Romagna at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Iwate at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Emilia-Romagna as 1.70× the size of Iwate instead of 1.45×.
- Together Emilia-Romagna and Iwate cover 38,000 km², close to the size of Netherlands (37,100 km², 2.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 7,040 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Iwate's density, Emilia-Romagna would have 1.8 million people (it has 4.5 million). At Emilia-Romagna's density, Iwate would have 3.1 million (it has 1.2 million).
- Emilia-Romagna's centre is 4.9° of latitude, about 550 km, farther north than Iwate's.
- Emilia-Romagna is the 6th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 7.5% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Iwate is the 2nd largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 46th most densely populated of them.
- Emilia-Romagna lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 549 km) north of Iwate.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Emilia-Romagna would have about 5,050 m² and each person in Iwate about 12,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Emilia-Romagna and Iwate would cover 38,000 km², about the same size as the Netherlands.
- Together they have 5.7 million people, about as many people as Finland.
Side by side
| Emilia-Romagna | Iwate | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionItaly | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 22,500 km²8,690 mi² | 15,500 km²5,970 mi² |
| Official area | 22,100 km²Wikidata | 15,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 6th of 20in Italy | 2nd of 47in Japan |
| Population | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2019 | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 20in Italy | 32nd of 47in Japan |
| Density | 198 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Bologna | Morioka |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 45°N | 39°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 22,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 22,500 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 15,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 15,500 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Emilia-Romagna 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