Fukushima is 1.24× the size of Murcia
Fukushima (prefecture of Japan) covers about 14,000 km² (5,400 mi²) and Murcia (autonomous community of Spain) about 11,300 km² (4,370 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 14,000km²Fukushima
- 11,300km²Murcia
50 km
- Fukushima
- Murcia
What fits
- Murcia is 81% of the size of Fukushima.
- Fukushima is larger by 2,680 km² (1,030 mi²), which is 24% of the area of Murcia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Fukushima is about 0.46, Murcia about 0.37.
How they differ
- Fukushima also has the larger population: 1.8 million against 1.6 million, 1.16× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 139 in Murcia against 131 in Fukushima: Murcia is 1.06× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,800 km apart.
- Together Fukushima and Murcia cover 25,300 km², close to the size of Rwanda (25,300 km², 0.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,680 km², is about the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km²).
- At Murcia's density, Fukushima would have 1.9 million people (it has 1.8 million). At Fukushima's density, Murcia would have 1.5 million (it has 1.6 million).
- Murcia's centre is 0.6° of latitude, about 70 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.
- Murcia is the 9th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 37°N and 38°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Fukushima would have about 7,660 m² and each person in Murcia about 7,190 m².
- Laid side by side, Fukushima and Murcia would cover 25,300 km², about the same size as Rwanda.
- Together they have 3.4 million people, about as many people as Mongolia.
Side by side
| Fukushima | Murcia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 14,000 km²5,400 mi² | 11,300 km²4,370 mi² |
| Official area | 13,800 km²Wikidata | 11,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 47in Japan | 9th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2021 | 1.6 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 21st of 47in Japan | 10th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 131 per km² | 139 per km² |
| Capital | Fukushima | Murcia City |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 38°N | 37°N to 39°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024. 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 11,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 11,300 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, 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