Hokkaido (Japan) is 1.87× the size of Extremadura

Hokkaido (Japan) (prefecture of Japan) covers about 78,800 km² (30,400 mi²) and Extremadura (autonomous community of Spain) about 42,100 km² (16,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

78,800km²Hokkaido (Japan)
42,100km²Extremadura

100 km

Hokkaido (Japan)
Extremadura

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

Extremadura is 53% of the size of Hokkaido (Japan).
Hokkaido (Japan) is larger by 36,700 km² (14,200 mi²), which is 87% of the area of Extremadura.
Measured in Belgiums: Hokkaido (Japan) is about 2.57, Extremadura about 1.37.

How they differ

Hokkaido (Japan) also has the larger population: 5.4 million against 1.1 million, 5.16× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 69 in Hokkaido (Japan) against 25 in Extremadura: Hokkaido (Japan) is 2.76× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 10,300 km apart.
Together Hokkaido (Japan) and Extremadura cover 121,000 km², close to the size of North Korea (122,000 km², 1.2% bigger).
The gap between them, 36,700 km², is about the size of Netherlands (37,100 km²).
At Extremadura's density, Hokkaido (Japan) would have 2.0 million people (it has 5.4 million). At Hokkaido (Japan)'s density, Extremadura would have 2.9 million (it has 1.1 million).
Hokkaido (Japan)'s centre is 4.2° of latitude, about 470 km, farther north than Extremadura'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.
Extremadura is the 5th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 8.3% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
Hokkaido (Japan) lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 466 km) north of Extremadura.
Shared out evenly, each person in Hokkaido (Japan) would have about 14,500 m² and each person in Extremadura about 39,990 m².
Laid side by side, Hokkaido (Japan) and Extremadura would cover 121,000 km², about the same size as North Korea.
Together they have 6.5 million people, about as many people as Bulgaria.

Side by side

	Hokkaido (Japan)	Extremadura
Is a	PrefectureJapan	Autonomous communitySpain
Area, measured	78,800 km²30,400 mi²	42,100 km²16,300 mi²
Official area	83,400 km²Wikidata	41,600 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	1st of 47in Japan	5th of 19in Spain
Population	5.4 millionWikidata, 2014	1.1 millionWikidata, 2024
Rank by population	8th of 47in Japan	13th of 19in Spain
Density	69 per km²	25 per km²
Capital	Sapporo	Mérida
Latitude range	41°N to 46°N	38°N to 40°N

Population: Wikidata 2014 and Wikidata 2024. 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 41,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,100 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 Extremadura is the provinces 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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