Luxembourg is 1.09× the size of Kanagawa
Luxembourg (Europe) covers about 2,610 km² (1,010 mi²) and Kanagawa (prefecture of Japan) about 2,380 km² (921 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,610km²Luxembourg
- 2,380km²Kanagawa
20 km
- Luxembourg
- Kanagawa
What fits
- Kanagawa is 91% of the size of Luxembourg.
- Luxembourg is larger by 224 km² (86.6 mi²), which is 9.4% of the area of Kanagawa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Luxembourg is about 0.09, Kanagawa about 0.08.
How they differ
- Luxembourg is larger, but Kanagawa has the larger population: 9.2 million against 691,000, 13.3× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 3,865 in Kanagawa against 265 in Luxembourg: Kanagawa is 14.6× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,490 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Luxembourg at 50°N is drawn about 2.4× too large and Kanagawa at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Luxembourg as 1.74× the size of Kanagawa instead of 1.09×.
- Together Luxembourg and Kanagawa cover 4,990 km², close to the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km², 2.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 224 km², is about the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis (264 km²).
- At Kanagawa's density, Luxembourg would have 10.1 million people (it has 691,000). At Luxembourg's density, Kanagawa would have 632,000 (it has 9.2 million).
- Luxembourg's centre is 14.4° of latitude, about 1,600 km, farther north than Kanagawa's.
- Luxembourg ranks 181st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Kanagawa is the 43rd largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 0.6% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Luxembourg lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,600 km) north of Kanagawa.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Luxembourg would have about 3,780 m² and each person in Kanagawa about 260 m².
- Laid side by side, Luxembourg and Kanagawa would cover 4,990 km², about the same size as Trinidad and Tobago.
- Together they have 9.9 million people, about as many people as the United Arab Emirates.
- Kanagawa is drawn from 83 points: at a size under 2,500 km² the outline is a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
- Counted as a country, Kanagawa would rank 181st by area and 96th by population.
Side by side
| Luxembourg | Kanagawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 2,610 km²1,010 mi² | 2,380 km²921 mi² |
| Official area | 2,590 km²Wikidata | 2,420 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 180th of 239worldwide | 43rd of 47in Japan |
| Population | 691,000Wikidata, 2026 | 9.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 166th of 237worldwide | 2nd of 47in Japan |
| Density | 265 per km² | 3,865 per km² |
| Capital | Luxembourg | Yokohama |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 50°N | 35°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2026 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,590 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,610 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,420 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,380 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