Hokkaido (Japan) is 1.01× the size of Jharkhand

Hokkaido (Japan) (prefecture of Japan) covers about 78,800 km² (30,400 mi²) and Jharkhand (state of India) about 77,900 km² (30,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

78,800km²Hokkaido (Japan)
77,900km²Jharkhand

100 km

Hokkaido (Japan)
Jharkhand

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

Jharkhand is 99% of the size of Hokkaido (Japan).
Hokkaido (Japan) is larger by 835 km² (322 mi²), which is 1.1% of the area of Jharkhand.
Measured in Belgiums: Hokkaido (Japan) is about 2.57, Jharkhand about 2.54.

How they differ

Hokkaido (Japan) is larger, but Jharkhand has the larger population: 33.0 million against 5.4 million, 6.07× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 423 in Jharkhand against 69 in Hokkaido (Japan): Jharkhand is 6.14× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 5,600 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Hokkaido (Japan) at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Jharkhand at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Hokkaido (Japan) as 1.61× the size of Jharkhand instead of 1.01×.
Together Hokkaido (Japan) and Jharkhand cover 157,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
The gap between them, 835 km², is about the size of Åland (942 km²).
At Jharkhand's density, Hokkaido (Japan) would have 33.3 million people (it has 5.4 million). At Hokkaido (Japan)'s density, Jharkhand would have 5.4 million (it has 33.0 million).
Hokkaido (Japan)'s centre is 19.7° of latitude, about 2,190 km, farther north than Jharkhand'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.
Jharkhand is the 16th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 2.5% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
Hokkaido (Japan) lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,190 km) north of Jharkhand.
Shared out evenly, each person in Hokkaido (Japan) would have about 14,500 m² and each person in Jharkhand about 2,360 m².
Laid side by side, Hokkaido (Japan) and Jharkhand would cover 157,000 km², about the same size as Tunisia.
Together they have 38.4 million people, about as many people as Iraq.

Side by side

	Hokkaido (Japan)	Jharkhand
Is a	PrefectureJapan	StateIndia
Area, measured	78,800 km²30,400 mi²	77,900 km²30,100 mi²
Official area	83,400 km²Wikidata	79,700 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	1st of 47in Japan	16th of 36in India
Population	5.4 millionWikidata, 2014	33.0 millionWikidata, 2011
Rank by population	8th of 47in Japan	14th of 36in India
Density	69 per km²	423 per km²
Capital	Sapporo	Ranchi
Latitude range	41°N to 46°N	22°N to 25°N

Population: Wikidata 2014 and Wikidata 2011. 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.
Our measured 77,900 km² is 2.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 79,700 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

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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

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