Finland is 65.2× the size of Chiba
Finland (Europe) covers about 333,000 km² (129,000 mi²) and Chiba (prefecture of Japan) about 5,110 km² (1,970 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 333,000km²Finland
- 5,110km²Chiba
100 km
- Finland
- Chiba
What fits
- Chiba fits inside Finland about 65.2 times by area.
- Finland is larger by 328,000 km² (127,000 mi²), which is 6,416% of the area of Chiba.
- Measured in Belgiums: Finland is about 10.9, Chiba about 0.17.
How they differ
- Finland is larger, but Chiba has the larger population: 6.3 million against 5.7 million, 1.11× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,228 in Chiba against 17 in Finland: Chiba is 72.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,530 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Finland at 64°N is drawn about 5.3× too large and Chiba at 36°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Finland as 229× the size of Chiba instead of 65.2×.
- Together Finland and Chiba cover 338,000 km², close to the size of Republic of the Congo (345,000 km², 2.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 328,000 km², is about the size of Malaysia (328,000 km²).
- At Chiba's density, Finland would have 409.1 million people (it has 5.7 million). At Finland's density, Chiba would have 87,000 (it has 6.3 million).
- Finland's centre is 28.7° of latitude, about 3,200 km, farther north than Chiba's.
- Finland ranks 67th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Chiba is the 27th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Finland lies about 29° of latitude (roughly 3,200 km) north of Chiba.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Finland would have about 58,920 m² and each person in Chiba about 810 m².
- Laid side by side, Finland and Chiba would cover 338,000 km², about the same size as the Republic of the Congo.
- Together they have 11.9 million people, about as many people as Belgium.
- Counted as a country, Chiba would rank 175th by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Finland | Chiba | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 333,000 km²129,000 mi² | 5,110 km²1,970 mi² |
| Official area | 338,000 km²Wikidata | 5,160 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 66th of 239worldwide | 27th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2025 | 6.3 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 116th of 237worldwide | 6th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 17 per km² | 1,228 per km² |
| Capital | Helsinki | Chiba |
| Latitude range | 60°N to 70°N | 35°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 338,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 333,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 5,160 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,110 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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