Lombardy is 1.55× the size of Iwate
Lombardy (region of Italy) covers about 24,000 km² (9,260 mi²) and Iwate (prefecture of Japan) about 15,500 km² (5,970 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 24,000km²Lombardy
- 15,500km²Iwate
50 km
- Lombardy
- Iwate
What fits
- Iwate is 65% of the size of Lombardy.
- Lombardy is larger by 8,500 km² (3,280 mi²), which is 55% of the area of Iwate.
- Measured in Belgiums: Lombardy is about 0.78, Iwate about 0.50.
How they differ
- Lombardy also has the larger population: 10.1 million against 1.2 million, 8.35× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 420 in Lombardy against 78 in Iwate: Lombardy is 5.39× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,380 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Lombardy at 46°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Iwate at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Lombardy as 1.88× the size of Iwate instead of 1.55×.
- Together Lombardy and Iwate cover 39,500 km², close to the size of Bhutan (40,400 km², 2.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 8,500 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Iwate's density, Lombardy would have 1.9 million people (it has 10.1 million). At Lombardy's density, Iwate would have 6.5 million (it has 1.2 million).
- Lombardy's centre is 6.0° of latitude, about 670 km, farther north than Iwate's.
- Lombardy is the 4th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 8.0% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- 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.
- Lombardy lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 670 km) north of Iwate.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Lombardy would have about 2,380 m² and each person in Iwate about 12,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Lombardy and Iwate would cover 39,500 km², about the same size as Bhutan.
- Together they have 11.3 million people, about as many people as Somalia.
Side by side
| Lombardy | Iwate | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionItaly | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 24,000 km²9,260 mi² | 15,500 km²5,970 mi² |
| Official area | 23,900 km²Wikidata | 15,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 20in Italy | 2nd of 47in Japan |
| Population | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2019 | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 20in Italy | 32nd of 47in Japan |
| Density | 420 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Milan | Morioka |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 47°N | 39°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 23,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 24,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 15,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 15,500 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Lombardy 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