Liaoning is 1.86× the size of Hokkaido (Japan)
Liaoning (province of China) covers about 147,000 km² (56,600 mi²) and Hokkaido (Japan) (prefecture of Japan) about 78,800 km² (30,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 147,000km²Liaoning
- 78,800km²Hokkaido (Japan)
100 km
- Liaoning
- Hokkaido (Japan)
Hokkaido (Japan): Part of this region's boundary is disputed with Russia. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Hokkaido (Japan) is 54% of the size of Liaoning.
- Liaoning is larger by 67,700 km² (26,200 mi²), which is 86% of the area of Hokkaido (Japan).
- Measured in Belgiums: Liaoning is about 4.78, Hokkaido (Japan) about 2.57.
How they differ
- Liaoning also has the larger population: 42.6 million against 5.4 million, 7.84× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 291 in Liaoning against 69 in Hokkaido (Japan): Liaoning is 4.22× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,650 km apart.
- Together Liaoning and Hokkaido (Japan) cover 225,000 km², close to the size of Laos (228,000 km², 1.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 67,700 km², is about the size of Sri Lanka (66,300 km²).
- At Hokkaido (Japan)'s density, Liaoning would have 10.1 million people (it has 42.6 million). At Liaoning's density, Hokkaido (Japan) would have 22.9 million (it has 5.4 million).
- Hokkaido (Japan)'s centre is 2.1° of latitude, about 230 km, farther north than Liaoning's.
- Liaoning is the 21st largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Hokkaido (Japan) is the largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 21% of its area; it is the 47th most densely populated of them.
- Hokkaido (Japan) lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 231 km) north of Liaoning.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Liaoning would have about 3,440 m² and each person in Hokkaido (Japan) about 14,500 m².
- Laid side by side, Liaoning and Hokkaido (Japan) would cover 225,000 km², about the same size as Laos.
- Together they have 48.0 million people, about as many people as Kenya.
Side by side
| Liaoning | Hokkaido (Japan) | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 147,000 km²56,600 mi² | 78,800 km²30,400 mi² |
| Official area | 146,000 km²Wikidata | 83,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 21st of 31in China | 1st of 47in Japan |
| Population | 42.6 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.4 millionWikidata, 2014 |
| Rank by population | 14th of 31in China | 8th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 291 per km² | 69 per km² |
| Capital | Shenyang | Sapporo |
| Latitude range | 39°N to 43°N | 41°N to 46°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2014. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 146,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 78,800 km² is 5.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 83,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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