Miyagi is 1.01× the size of Canary Islands
Miyagi (prefecture of Japan) covers about 7,500 km² (2,900 mi²) and Canary Islands (autonomous community of Spain) about 7,440 km² (2,870 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 7,500km²Miyagi
- 7,440km²Canary Islands
100 km
- Miyagi
- Canary Islands
What fits
- Canary Islands is 99% of the size of Miyagi.
- Miyagi is larger by 67.0 km² (25.9 mi²), which is 0.9% of the area of Canary Islands.
- Measured in Belgiums: Miyagi is about 0.24, Canary Islands about 0.24.
How they differ
- Miyagi also has the larger population: 2.3 million against 2.2 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 305 in Miyagi against 300 in Canary Islands: Miyagi is 1.02× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,200 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Miyagi at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Canary Islands at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Miyagi as 1.27× the size of Canary Islands instead of 1.01×.
- Together Miyagi and Canary Islands cover 14,900 km², close to the size of East Timor (15,100 km², 1.0% bigger).
- At Canary Islands's density, Miyagi would have 2.2 million people (it has 2.3 million). At Miyagi's density, Canary Islands would have 2.3 million (it has 2.2 million).
- Miyagi's centre is 10.1° of latitude, about 1,120 km, farther north than Canary Islands's.
- Miyagi is the 15th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 20th most densely populated of them.
- Canary Islands is the 13th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Miyagi lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,120 km) north of Canary Islands.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Miyagi would have about 3,280 m² and each person in Canary Islands about 3,340 m².
- Laid side by side, Miyagi and Canary Islands would cover 14,900 km², about the same size as East Timor.
- Together they have 4.5 million people, about as many people as Panama.
Side by side
| Miyagi | Canary Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 7,500 km²2,900 mi² | 7,440 km²2,870 mi² |
| Official area | 7,280 km²Wikidata | 7,450 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 15th of 47in Japan | 13th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 2.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 2.2 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 14th of 47in Japan | 8th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 305 per km² | 300 per km² |
| Capital | Sendai | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 39°N | 28°N to 29°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 7,500 km² is 3.0% above Wikidata's official figure of 7,280 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 7,450 km² agrees with our measured area of 7,440 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 Canary Islands 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