Iwate is 1.37× the size of Murcia
Iwate (prefecture of Japan) covers about 15,500 km² (5,970 mi²) and Murcia (autonomous community of Spain) about 11,300 km² (4,370 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 15,500km²Iwate
- 11,300km²Murcia
50 km
- Iwate
- Murcia
What fits
- Murcia is 73% of the size of Iwate.
- Iwate is larger by 4,160 km² (1,610 mi²), which is 37% of the area of Murcia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iwate is about 0.50, Murcia about 0.37.
How they differ
- Iwate is larger, but Murcia has the larger population: 1.6 million against 1.2 million, 1.30× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 139 in Murcia against 78 in Iwate: Murcia is 1.78× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,600 km apart.
- Together Iwate and Murcia cover 26,800 km², close to the size of Haiti (26,900 km², 0.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 4,160 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Murcia's density, Iwate would have 2.2 million people (it has 1.2 million). At Iwate's density, Murcia would have 881,000 (it has 1.6 million).
- Iwate's centre is 1.6° of latitude, about 180 km, farther north than Murcia'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.
- Murcia is the 9th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 40°N and 38°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iwate would have about 12,830 m² and each person in Murcia about 7,190 m².
- Laid side by side, Iwate and Murcia would cover 26,800 km², about the same size as Haiti.
- Together they have 2.8 million people, about as many people as Albania.
Side by side
| Iwate | Murcia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 15,500 km²5,970 mi² | 11,300 km²4,370 mi² |
| Official area | 15,300 km²Wikidata | 11,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 47in Japan | 9th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2021 | 1.6 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 32nd of 47in Japan | 10th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 78 per km² | 139 per km² |
| Capital | Morioka | Murcia City |
| Latitude range | 39°N to 40°N | 37°N to 39°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024. 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 11,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 11,300 km², to within 2%.
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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