Fukushima is 1.16× the size of Île-de-France
Fukushima (prefecture of Japan) covers about 14,000 km² (5,400 mi²) and Île-de-France (region of France) about 12,100 km² (4,670 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 14,000km²Fukushima
- 12,100km²Île-de-France
50 km
- Fukushima
- Île-de-France
What fits
- Île-de-France is 87% of the size of Fukushima.
- Fukushima is larger by 1,880 km² (726 mi²), which is 16% of the area of Île-de-France.
- Measured in Belgiums: Fukushima is about 0.46, Île-de-France about 0.39.
How they differ
- Fukushima is larger, but Île-de-France has the larger population: 12.4 million against 1.8 million, 6.78× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,023 in Île-de-France against 131 in Fukushima: Île-de-France is 7.84× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,570 km apart.
- On a standard web map Île-de-France looks larger than Fukushima: Fukushima at 37°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Île-de-France at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Île-de-France as 1.26× the size of Fukushima, when Fukushima is 1.16× the size of Île-de-France.
- Together Fukushima and Île-de-France cover 26,100 km², close to the size of Equatorial Guinea (26,700 km², 2.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,880 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Île-de-France's density, Fukushima would have 14.3 million people (it has 1.8 million). At Fukushima's density, Île-de-France would have 1.6 million (it has 12.4 million).
- Île-de-France's centre is 11.3° of latitude, about 1,260 km, farther north than Fukushima's.
- Fukushima is the 3rd largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 3.7% of its area; it is the 40th most densely populated of them.
- Île-de-France is the 13th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Île-de-France lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,260 km) north of Fukushima.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Fukushima would have about 7,660 m² and each person in Île-de-France about 980 m².
- Laid side by side, Fukushima and Île-de-France would cover 26,100 km², about the same size as Equatorial Guinea.
- Together they have 14.2 million people, about as many people as Benin.
Side by side
| Fukushima | Île-de-France | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 14,000 km²5,400 mi² | 12,100 km²4,670 mi² |
| Official area | 13,800 km²Wikidata | 12,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 47in Japan | 13th of 18in France |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2021 | 12.4 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 21st of 47in Japan | 1st of 18in France |
| Density | 131 per km² | 1,023 per km² |
| Capital | Fukushima | Paris |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 38°N | 48°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 13,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 14,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 12,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,100 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 Île-de-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