Goa is 1.59× the size of Okinawa
Goa (state of India) covers about 3,420 km² (1,320 mi²) and Okinawa (prefecture of Japan) about 2,150 km² (829 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 3,420km²Goa
- 2,150km²Okinawa
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- Goa
- Okinawa
Okinawa: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with China and Taiwan. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Okinawa is 63% of the size of Goa.
- Goa is larger by 1,270 km² (491 mi²), which is 59% of the area of Okinawa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Goa is about 0.11, Okinawa about 0.07.
How they differ
- Goa is larger, but Okinawa has the larger population: 1.5 million against 1.5 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 680 in Okinawa against 426 in Goa: Okinawa is 1.59× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,570 km apart.
- Together Goa and Okinawa cover 5,570 km², close to the size of Brunei (5,720 km², 2.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,270 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Okinawa's density, Goa would have 2.3 million people (it has 1.5 million). At Goa's density, Okinawa would have 916,000 (it has 1.5 million).
- Okinawa's centre is 10.5° of latitude, about 1,170 km, farther north than Goa's.
- Goa is the 31st largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.1% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Okinawa is the 45th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 0.6% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Okinawa lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,170 km) north of Goa.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Goa would have about 2,350 m² and each person in Okinawa about 1,470 m².
- Laid side by side, Goa and Okinawa would cover 5,570 km², about the same size as Brunei.
- Together they have 2.9 million people, about as many people as Armenia.
- Okinawa is drawn from 133 points: at a size under 2,500 km² the outline is a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
Side by side
| Goa | Okinawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 3,420 km²1,320 mi² | 2,150 km²829 mi² |
| Official area | 3,700 km²Wikidata | 2,280 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 31st of 36in India | 45th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2011 | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 27th of 36in India | 25th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 426 per km² | 680 per km² |
| Capital | Panaji | Naha |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 16°N | 24°N to 28°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 3,420 km² is 7.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,700 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Our measured 2,150 km² is 5.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,280 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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