Hokkaido (Japan) is 1.11× the size of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Hokkaido (Japan) (prefecture of Japan) covers about 78,800 km² (30,400 mi²) and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (region of France) about 70,900 km² (27,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

78,800km²Hokkaido (Japan)
70,900km²Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

100 km

Hokkaido (Japan)
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Hokkaido (Japan): Part of this region's boundary is disputed with Russia. 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

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is 90% of the size of Hokkaido (Japan).
Hokkaido (Japan) is larger by 7,860 km² (3,030 mi²), which is 11% of the area of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Measured in Belgiums: Hokkaido (Japan) is about 2.57, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes about 2.31.

How they differ

Hokkaido (Japan) is larger, but Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has the larger population: 8.2 million against 5.4 million, 1.50× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 115 in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes against 69 in Hokkaido (Japan): Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is 1.67× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 9,300 km apart.
Together Hokkaido (Japan) and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes cover 150,000 km², close to the size of Nepal (147,000 km², 1.7% smaller).
The gap between them, 7,860 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
At Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes's density, Hokkaido (Japan) would have 9.1 million people (it has 5.4 million). At Hokkaido (Japan)'s density, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes would have 4.9 million (it has 8.2 million).
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes's centre is 2.1° of latitude, about 240 km, farther north than Hokkaido (Japan)'s.
Hokkaido (Japan) is the largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 21% of its area; it is the 47th most densely populated of them.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is the 4th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 11% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 238 km) north of Hokkaido (Japan).
Shared out evenly, each person in Hokkaido (Japan) would have about 14,500 m² and each person in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes about 8,690 m².
Laid side by side, Hokkaido (Japan) and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes would cover 150,000 km², about the same size as Nepal.
Together they have 13.6 million people, about as many people as Burundi.

Side by side

	Hokkaido (Japan)	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Is a	PrefectureJapan	RegionFrance
Area, measured	78,800 km²30,400 mi²	70,900 km²27,400 mi²
Official area	83,400 km²Wikidata	69,700 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	1st of 47in Japan	4th of 18in France
Population	5.4 millionWikidata, 2014	8.2 millionWikidata, 2022
Rank by population	8th of 47in Japan	2nd of 18in France
Density	69 per km²	115 per km²
Capital	Sapporo	Lyon
Latitude range	41°N to 46°N	44°N to 47°N

Population: Wikidata 2014 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 78,800 km² is 5.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 83,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
Wikidata's official figure of 69,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 70,900 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 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 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

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