Indiana is 1.20× the size of Hokkaido (Japan)
Indiana (state of the United States) covers about 94,300 km² (36,400 mi²) and Hokkaido (Japan) (prefecture of Japan) about 78,800 km² (30,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 94,300km²Indiana
- 78,800km²Hokkaido (Japan)
100 km
- Indiana
- Hokkaido (Japan)
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
- Hokkaido (Japan) is 84% of the size of Indiana.
- Indiana is larger by 15,500 km² (6,000 mi²), which is 20% of the area of Hokkaido (Japan).
- Measured in Belgiums: Indiana is about 3.08, Hokkaido (Japan) about 2.57.
How they differ
- Indiana also has the larger population: 6.8 million against 5.4 million, 1.25× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 72 in Indiana against 69 in Hokkaido (Japan): Indiana is 1.04× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,540 km apart.
- Together Indiana and Hokkaido (Japan) cover 173,000 km², close to the size of Uruguay (177,000 km², 2.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 15,500 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Hokkaido (Japan)'s density, Indiana would have 6.5 million people (it has 6.8 million). At Indiana's density, Hokkaido (Japan) would have 5.7 million (it has 5.4 million).
- Hokkaido (Japan)'s centre is 3.5° of latitude, about 390 km, farther north than Indiana's.
- Indiana is the 38th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.0% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
- 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.
- Hokkaido (Japan) lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 386 km) north of Indiana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Indiana would have about 13,900 m² and each person in Hokkaido (Japan) about 14,500 m².
- Laid side by side, Indiana and Hokkaido (Japan) would cover 173,000 km², about the same size as Uruguay.
- Together they have 12.2 million people, about as many people as Bolivia.
Side by side
| Indiana | Hokkaido (Japan) | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 94,300 km²36,400 mi² | 78,800 km²30,400 mi² |
| Official area | 94,300 km²Wikidata | 83,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 38th of 51in the United States | 1st of 47in Japan |
| Population | 6.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.4 millionWikidata, 2014 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 51in the United States | 8th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 72 per km² | 69 per km² |
| Capital | Indianapolis | Sapporo |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 42°N | 41°N to 46°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2014. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,300 km², to within 2%.
- 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.
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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