Kyoto is 1.77× the size of Luxembourg
Kyoto (prefecture of Japan) covers about 4,610 km² (1,780 mi²) and Luxembourg (Europe) about 2,610 km² (1,010 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 4,610km²Kyoto
- 2,610km²Luxembourg
20 km
- Kyoto
- Luxembourg
What fits
- Luxembourg is 57% of the size of Kyoto.
- Kyoto is larger by 2,000 km² (773 mi²), which is 77% of the area of Luxembourg.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kyoto is about 0.15, Luxembourg about 0.09.
How they differ
- Kyoto also has the larger population: 2.6 million against 691,000, 3.71× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 556 in Kyoto against 265 in Luxembourg: Kyoto is 2.10× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,330 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Kyoto at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Luxembourg at 50°N about 2.4×, so the map shows Kyoto as 1.11× the size of Luxembourg instead of 1.77×.
- Together Kyoto and Luxembourg cover 7,220 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 16% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,000 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Luxembourg's density, Kyoto would have 1.2 million people (it has 2.6 million). At Kyoto's density, Luxembourg would have 1.5 million (it has 691,000).
- Luxembourg's centre is 14.5° of latitude, about 1,610 km, farther north than Kyoto's.
- Kyoto is the 30th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Luxembourg ranks 181st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Luxembourg lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,610 km) north of Kyoto.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kyoto would have about 1,800 m² and each person in Luxembourg about 3,780 m².
- Laid side by side, Kyoto and Luxembourg would cover 7,220 km², 1.26× the size of Brunei.
- Together they have 3.3 million people, 95% as many people as Mongolia.
- Counted as a country, Kyoto would rank 175th by area and 143rd by population.
Side by side
| Kyoto | Luxembourg | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 4,610 km²1,780 mi² | 2,610 km²1,010 mi² |
| Official area | 4,610 km²Wikidata | 2,590 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 30th of 47in Japan | 180th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 2.6 millionWikidata, 2021 | 691,000Wikidata, 2026 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 47in Japan | 166th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 556 per km² | 265 per km² |
| Capital | Kyoto | Luxembourg |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 36°N | 49°N to 50°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2026. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 4,610 km² agrees with our measured area of 4,610 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