Nagasaki is 1.70× the size of Australian Capital Territory
Nagasaki (prefecture of Japan) covers about 3,990 km² (1,540 mi²) and Australian Capital Territory (territory of Australia) about 2,350 km² (907 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 3,990km²Nagasaki
- 2,350km²Australian Capital Territory
50 km
- Nagasaki
- Australian Capital Territory
What fits
- Australian Capital Territory is 59% of the size of Nagasaki.
- Nagasaki is larger by 1,640 km² (634 mi²), which is 70% of the area of Australian Capital Territory.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nagasaki is about 0.13, Australian Capital Territory about 0.08.
How they differ
- Nagasaki also has the larger population: 1.3 million against 482,000, 2.71× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 328 in Nagasaki against 205 in Australian Capital Territory: Nagasaki is 1.60× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,900 km apart.
- Together Nagasaki and Australian Capital Territory cover 6,340 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 4.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,640 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Australian Capital Territory's density, Nagasaki would have 818,000 people (it has 1.3 million). At Nagasaki's density, Australian Capital Territory would have 770,000 (it has 482,000).
- Nagasaki's centre is 68.7° of latitude, about 7,640 km, farther north than Australian Capital Territory's.
- Nagasaki is the 38th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Australian Capital Territory is the 8th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Nagasaki lies about 69° of latitude (roughly 7,640 km) north of Australian Capital Territory, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nagasaki would have about 3,050 m² and each person in Australian Capital Territory about 4,880 m².
- Laid side by side, Nagasaki and Australian Capital Territory would cover 6,340 km², 1.11× the size of Brunei.
- Together they have 1.8 million people, about as many people as North Macedonia.
- Australian Capital Territory is drawn from 52 points: at a size under 2,500 km² the outline is a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
Side by side
| Nagasaki | Australian Capital Territory | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | TerritoryAustralia |
| Area, measured | 3,990 km²1,540 mi² | 2,350 km²907 mi² |
| Official area | 4,110 km²Wikidata | 2,360 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 38th of 47in Japan | 8th of 8in Australia |
| Population | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 482,000Wikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 30th of 47in Japan | 7th of 8in Australia |
| Density | 328 per km² | 205 per km² |
| Capital | Nagasaki | Canberra |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 35°N | 36°S to 35°S |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 3,990 km² is 2.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,110 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,360 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,350 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
