Ishikawa is 1.58× the size of Luxembourg
Ishikawa (prefecture of Japan) covers about 4,110 km² (1,590 mi²) and Luxembourg (Europe) about 2,610 km² (1,010 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 4,110km²Ishikawa
- 2,610km²Luxembourg
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- Ishikawa
- Luxembourg
What fits
- Luxembourg is 63% of the size of Ishikawa.
- Ishikawa is larger by 1,510 km² (581 mi²), which is 58% of the area of Luxembourg.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ishikawa is about 0.13, Luxembourg about 0.09.
How they differ
- Ishikawa also has the larger population: 1.1 million against 691,000, 1.64× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 275 in Ishikawa against 265 in Luxembourg: Ishikawa is 1.04× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,240 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ishikawa at 37°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Luxembourg at 50°N about 2.4×, so the map shows Ishikawa as 1.03× the size of Luxembourg instead of 1.58×.
- Together Ishikawa and Luxembourg cover 6,720 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 9.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,510 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Luxembourg's density, Ishikawa would have 1.1 million people (it has 1.1 million). At Ishikawa's density, Luxembourg would have 718,000 (it has 691,000).
- Luxembourg's centre is 13.0° of latitude, about 1,440 km, farther north than Ishikawa's.
- Ishikawa is the 36th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Luxembourg ranks 181st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Luxembourg lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,440 km) north of Ishikawa.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ishikawa would have about 3,630 m² and each person in Luxembourg about 3,780 m².
- Laid side by side, Ishikawa and Luxembourg would cover 6,720 km², 1.18× the size of Brunei.
- Together they have 1.8 million people, about as many people as North Macedonia.
- Counted as a country, Ishikawa would rank 175th by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Ishikawa | Luxembourg | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 4,110 km²1,590 mi² | 2,610 km²1,010 mi² |
| Official area | 4,190 km²Wikidata | 2,590 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 36th of 47in Japan | 180th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 691,000Wikidata, 2026 |
| Rank by population | 33rd of 47in Japan | 166th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 275 per km² | 265 per km² |
| Capital | Kanazawa | Luxembourg |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 38°N | 49°N to 50°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2026. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 4,190 km² agrees with our measured area of 4,110 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,590 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,610 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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