Île-de-France is 1.13× the size of Gifu
Île-de-France (region of France) covers about 12,100 km² (4,670 mi²) and Gifu (prefecture of Japan) about 10,700 km² (4,130 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 12,100km²Île-de-France
- 10,700km²Gifu
50 km
- Île-de-France
- Gifu
What fits
- Gifu is 88% of the size of Île-de-France.
- Île-de-France is larger by 1,420 km² (548 mi²), which is 13% of the area of Gifu.
- Measured in Belgiums: Île-de-France is about 0.39, Gifu about 0.35.
How they differ
- Île-de-France also has the larger population: 12.4 million against 2.0 million, 6.27× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,023 in Île-de-France against 185 in Gifu: Île-de-France is 5.53× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,600 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Île-de-France at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Gifu at 36°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Île-de-France as 1.71× the size of Gifu instead of 1.13×.
- Together Île-de-France and Gifu cover 22,800 km², close to the size of Belize (22,300 km², 2.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,420 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Gifu's density, Île-de-France would have 2.2 million people (it has 12.4 million). At Île-de-France's density, Gifu would have 10.9 million (it has 2.0 million).
- Île-de-France's centre is 12.9° of latitude, about 1,440 km, farther north than Gifu's.
- Île-de-France is the 13th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Gifu is the 7th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 2.9% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Île-de-France lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,440 km) north of Gifu.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Île-de-France would have about 980 m² and each person in Gifu about 5,410 m².
- Laid side by side, Île-de-France and Gifu would cover 22,800 km², about the same size as Belize.
- Together they have 14.4 million people, about as many people as Rwanda.
Side by side
| Île-de-France | Gifu | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 12,100 km²4,670 mi² | 10,700 km²4,130 mi² |
| Official area | 12,000 km²Wikidata | 10,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 18in France | 7th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 12.4 millionWikidata, 2022 | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 18in France | 17th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 1,023 per km² | 185 per km² |
| Capital | Paris | Gifu |
| Latitude range | 48°N to 49°N | 35°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 12,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,100 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 10,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 10,700 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 Île-de-France 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