Kumamoto is 1.23× the size of Colima
Kumamoto (prefecture of Japan) covers about 7,250 km² (2,800 mi²) and Colima (state of Mexico) about 5,880 km² (2,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 7,250km²Kumamoto
- 5,880km²Colima
200 km
- Kumamoto
- Colima
What fits
- Colima is 81% of the size of Kumamoto.
- Kumamoto is larger by 1,380 km² (531 mi²), which is 23% of the area of Colima.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kumamoto is about 0.24, Colima about 0.19.
How they differ
- Kumamoto also has the larger population: 1.7 million against 731,000, 2.37× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 239 in Kumamoto against 124 in Colima: Kumamoto is 1.92× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Kumamoto at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Colima at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Kumamoto as 1.55× the size of Colima instead of 1.23×.
- Together Kumamoto and Colima cover 13,100 km², close to the size of Bahamas (12,600 km², 4.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,380 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Colima's density, Kumamoto would have 903,000 people (it has 1.7 million). At Kumamoto's density, Colima would have 1.4 million (it has 731,000).
- Kumamoto's centre is 13.5° of latitude, about 1,500 km, farther north than Colima's.
- Kumamoto is the 16th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 25th most densely populated of them.
- Colima is the 28th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Kumamoto lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,500 km) north of Colima.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kumamoto would have about 4,190 m² and each person in Colima about 8,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Kumamoto and Colima would cover 13,100 km², 1.04× the size of the Bahamas.
- Together they have 2.5 million people, about as many people as Botswana.
Side by side
| Kumamoto | Colima | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 7,250 km²2,800 mi² | 5,880 km²2,270 mi² |
| Official area | 7,400 km²Wikidata | 5,630 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 16th of 47in Japan | 28th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 1.7 millionWikidata, 2021 | 731,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 47in Japan | 31st of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 239 per km² | 124 per km² |
| Capital | Kumamoto | Colima |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 33°N | 18°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 7,250 km² is 2.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 7,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 5,880 km² is 4.5% above Wikidata's official figure of 5,630 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
- 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