Hawaii is 7.84× the size of Okinawa
Hawaii (state of the United States) covers about 16,800 km² (6,510 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.
- 16,800km²Hawaii
- 2,150km²Okinawa
200 km
- Hawaii
- 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 fits inside Hawaii about 7.84 times by area.
- Hawaii is larger by 14,700 km² (5,680 mi²), which is 684% of the area of Okinawa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hawaii is about 0.55, Okinawa about 0.07.
How they differ
- Hawaii 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 86 in Hawaii: Okinawa is 7.87× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,780 km apart.
- Together Hawaii and Okinawa cover 19,000 km², close to the size of Fiji (18,900 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 14,700 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Okinawa's density, Hawaii would have 11.5 million people (it has 1.5 million). At Hawaii's density, Okinawa would have 186,000 (it has 1.5 million).
- Okinawa's centre is 5.6° of latitude, about 620 km, farther north than Hawaii's.
- Hawaii is the 47th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% 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 6° of latitude (roughly 622 km) north of Hawaii.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hawaii would have about 11,580 m² and each person in Okinawa about 1,470 m².
- Laid side by side, Hawaii and Okinawa would cover 19,000 km², about the same size as Fiji.
- 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
| Hawaii | Okinawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 16,800 km²6,510 mi² | 2,150 km²829 mi² |
| Official area | 28,300 km²Wikidata | 2,280 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 47th of 51in the United States | 45th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 40th of 51in the United States | 25th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 86 per km² | 680 per km² |
| Capital | Honolulu | Naha |
| Latitude range | 19°N to 28°N | 24°N to 28°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 16,800 km² is 40% below Wikidata's official figure of 28,300 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