Miyagi is 1.30× the size of Federal District
Miyagi (prefecture of Japan) covers about 7,500 km² (2,900 mi²) and Federal District (federal district of Brazil) about 5,790 km² (2,240 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 7,500km²Miyagi
- 5,790km²Federal District
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- Miyagi
- Federal District
What fits
- Federal District is 77% of the size of Miyagi.
- Miyagi is larger by 1,710 km² (660 mi²), which is 30% of the area of Federal District.
- Measured in Belgiums: Miyagi is about 0.24, Federal District about 0.19.
How they differ
- Miyagi is larger, but Federal District has the larger population: 2.8 million against 2.3 million, 1.23× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 486 in Federal District against 305 in Miyagi: Federal District is 1.59× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 17,400 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Miyagi at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Federal District at 16°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Miyagi as 1.96× the size of Federal District instead of 1.30×.
- Together Miyagi and Federal District cover 13,300 km², close to the size of Montenegro (13,700 km², 3.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,710 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Federal District's density, Miyagi would have 3.6 million people (it has 2.3 million). At Miyagi's density, Federal District would have 1.8 million (it has 2.8 million).
- Miyagi's centre is 54.2° of latitude, about 6,030 km, farther north than Federal District'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.
- Federal District is the 27th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Miyagi lies about 54° of latitude (roughly 6,030 km) north of Federal District, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Miyagi would have about 3,280 m² and each person in Federal District about 2,060 m².
- Laid side by side, Miyagi and Federal District would cover 13,300 km², 97% of the size of Montenegro.
- Together they have 5.1 million people, about as many people as Nicaragua.
Side by side
| Miyagi | Federal District | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | Federal DistrictBrazil |
| Area, measured | 7,500 km²2,900 mi² | 5,790 km²2,240 mi² |
| Official area | 7,280 km²Wikidata | 5,760 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 15th of 47in Japan | 27th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 2.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 2.8 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 14th of 47in Japan | 20th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 305 per km² | 486 per km² |
| Capital | Sendai | Brasília |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 39°N | 16°S to 15°S |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2022. 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 5,760 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,790 km², to within 2%.
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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