Kochi and Basque Country are almost exactly the same size
Kochi (prefecture of Japan) covers about 7,090 km² (2,740 mi²) and Basque Country (autonomous community of Spain) about 7,060 km² (2,730 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 7,090km²Kochi
- 7,060km²Basque Country
50 km
- Kochi
- Basque Country
What fits
- Basque Country is 100% of the size of Kochi.
- The measured areas differ by 27.1 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kochi is about 0.23, Basque Country about 0.23.
How they differ
- Kochi is larger, but Basque Country has the larger population: 2.2 million against 689,000, 3.24× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 316 in Basque Country against 97 in Kochi: Basque Country is 3.25× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,400 km apart.
- On a standard web map Basque Country looks larger than Kochi: Kochi at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Basque Country at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Basque Country as 1.30× the size of Kochi, when Kochi is 1.00× the size of Basque Country.
- Together Kochi and Basque Country cover 14,200 km², close to the size of Montenegro (13,700 km², 3.0% smaller).
- At Basque Country's density, Kochi would have 2.2 million people (it has 689,000). At Kochi's density, Basque Country would have 686,000 (it has 2.2 million).
- Basque Country's centre is 9.6° of latitude, about 1,070 km, farther north than Kochi's.
- Kochi is the 17th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 43rd most densely populated of them.
- Basque Country is the 14th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- Basque Country lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,070 km) north of Kochi.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kochi would have about 10,290 m² and each person in Basque Country about 3,170 m².
- Laid side by side, Kochi and Basque Country would cover 14,200 km², 1.03× the size of Montenegro.
- Together they have 2.9 million people, about as many people as Armenia.
Side by side
| Kochi | Basque Country | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 7,090 km²2,740 mi² | 7,060 km²2,730 mi² |
| Official area | 7,100 km²Wikidata | 7,230 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 17th of 47in Japan | 14th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 689,000Wikidata, 2021 | 2.2 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 45th of 47in Japan | 7th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 97 per km² | 316 per km² |
| Capital | Kōchi-shi | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 34°N | 42°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 7,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 7,090 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 7,060 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 7,230 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Basque Country is the provinces 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