Ibaraki is 1.08× the size of Colima
Ibaraki (prefecture of Japan) covers about 6,340 km² (2,450 mi²) and Colima (state of Mexico) about 5,880 km² (2,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,340km²Ibaraki
- 5,880km²Colima
200 km
- Ibaraki
- Colima
What fits
- Colima is 93% of the size of Ibaraki.
- Ibaraki is larger by 458 km² (177 mi²), which is 7.8% of the area of Colima.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ibaraki is about 0.21, Colima about 0.19.
How they differ
- Ibaraki also has the larger population: 2.9 million against 731,000, 3.91× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 452 in Ibaraki against 124 in Colima: Ibaraki is 3.63× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ibaraki at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Colima at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Ibaraki as 1.48× the size of Colima instead of 1.08×.
- Together Ibaraki and Colima cover 12,200 km², close to the size of Vanuatu (12,300 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 458 km², is about the size of Curaçao (463 km²).
- At Colima's density, Ibaraki would have 788,000 people (it has 2.9 million). At Ibaraki's density, Colima would have 2.7 million (it has 731,000).
- Ibaraki's centre is 17.2° of latitude, about 1,910 km, farther north than Colima's.
- Ibaraki is the 23rd largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.7% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Colima is the 28th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Ibaraki lies about 17° of latitude (roughly 1,910 km) north of Colima.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ibaraki would have about 2,210 m² and each person in Colima about 8,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Ibaraki and Colima would cover 12,200 km², about the same size as Vanuatu.
- Together they have 3.6 million people, about as many people as Eritrea.
Side by side
| Ibaraki | Colima | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 6,340 km²2,450 mi² | 5,880 km²2,270 mi² |
| Official area | 6,100 km²Wikidata | 5,630 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 23rd of 47in Japan | 28th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2021 | 731,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 47in Japan | 31st of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 452 per km² | 124 per km² |
| Capital | Mito | Colima |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 37°N | 18°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 6,340 km² is 3.9% above Wikidata's official figure of 6,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 5,880 km² is 4.5% above Wikidata's official figure of 5,630 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