Gifu is 1.84× the size of Federal District
Gifu (prefecture of Japan) covers about 10,700 km² (4,130 mi²) and Federal District (federal district of Brazil) about 5,790 km² (2,240 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 10,700km²Gifu
- 5,790km²Federal District
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- Gifu
- Federal District
What fits
- Federal District is 54% of the size of Gifu.
- Gifu is larger by 4,890 km² (1,890 mi²), which is 84% of the area of Federal District.
- Measured in Belgiums: Gifu is about 0.35, Federal District about 0.19.
How they differ
- Gifu is larger, but Federal District has the larger population: 2.8 million against 2.0 million, 1.43× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 486 in Federal District against 185 in Gifu: Federal District is 2.63× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 17,700 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Gifu at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Federal District at 16°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Gifu as 2.60× the size of Federal District instead of 1.84×.
- Together Gifu and Federal District cover 16,500 km², close to the size of Eswatini (17,100 km², 3.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 4,890 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Federal District's density, Gifu would have 5.2 million people (it has 2.0 million). At Gifu's density, Federal District would have 1.1 million (it has 2.8 million).
- Gifu's centre is 51.5° of latitude, about 5,730 km, farther north than Federal District's.
- Gifu is the 7th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 2.9% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Federal District is the 27th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Gifu lies about 52° of latitude (roughly 5,730 km) north of Federal District, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Gifu would have about 5,410 m² and each person in Federal District about 2,060 m².
- Laid side by side, Gifu and Federal District would cover 16,500 km², 96% of the size of Eswatini.
- Together they have 4.8 million people, about as many people as Oman.
Side by side
| Gifu | Federal District | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | Federal DistrictBrazil |
| Area, measured | 10,700 km²4,130 mi² | 5,790 km²2,240 mi² |
| Official area | 10,600 km²Wikidata | 5,760 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 47in Japan | 27th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.8 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 47in Japan | 20th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 185 per km² | 486 per km² |
| Capital | Gifu | Brasília |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 36°N | 16°S to 15°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 10,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 10,700 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 5,760 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,790 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