Iwate is 1.28× the size of Île-de-France
Iwate (prefecture of Japan) covers about 15,500 km² (5,970 mi²) and Île-de-France (region of France) about 12,100 km² (4,670 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 15,500km²Iwate
- 12,100km²Île-de-France
50 km
- Iwate
- Île-de-France
What fits
- Île-de-France is 78% of the size of Iwate.
- Iwate is larger by 3,370 km² (1,300 mi²), which is 28% of the area of Île-de-France.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iwate is about 0.50, Île-de-France about 0.39.
How they differ
- Iwate is larger, but Île-de-France has the larger population: 12.4 million against 1.2 million, 10.3× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,023 in Île-de-France against 78 in Iwate: Île-de-France is 13.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,400 km apart.
- On a standard web map Île-de-France looks larger than Iwate: Iwate at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Île-de-France at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Île-de-France as 1.07× the size of Iwate, when Iwate is 1.28× the size of Île-de-France.
- Together Iwate and Île-de-France cover 27,600 km², close to the size of Solomon Islands (27,200 km², 1.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,370 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Île-de-France's density, Iwate would have 15.8 million people (it has 1.2 million). At Iwate's density, Île-de-France would have 943,000 (it has 12.4 million).
- Île-de-France's centre is 9.1° of latitude, about 1,010 km, farther north than Iwate's.
- Iwate is the 2nd largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 46th most densely populated of them.
- 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.
- Île-de-France lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,010 km) north of Iwate.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iwate would have about 12,830 m² and each person in Île-de-France about 980 m².
- Laid side by side, Iwate and Île-de-France would cover 27,600 km², about the same size as the Solomon Islands.
- Together they have 13.6 million people, about as many people as Burundi.
Side by side
| Iwate | Île-de-France | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 15,500 km²5,970 mi² | 12,100 km²4,670 mi² |
| Official area | 15,300 km²Wikidata | 12,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 47in Japan | 13th of 18in France |
| Population | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2021 | 12.4 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 32nd of 47in Japan | 1st of 18in France |
| Density | 78 per km² | 1,023 per km² |
| Capital | Morioka | Paris |
| Latitude range | 39°N to 40°N | 48°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 15,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 15,500 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 12,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,100 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