Nagasaki is 1.55× the size of Réunion (France)
Nagasaki (prefecture of Japan) covers about 3,990 km² (1,540 mi²) and Réunion (France) (overseas region of France) about 2,580 km² (997 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 3,990km²Nagasaki
- 2,580km²Réunion (France)
50 km
- Nagasaki
- Réunion (France)
What fits
- Réunion (France) is 65% of the size of Nagasaki.
- Nagasaki is larger by 1,410 km² (544 mi²), which is 55% of the area of Réunion (France).
- Measured in Belgiums: Nagasaki is about 0.13, Réunion (France) about 0.08.
How they differ
- Nagasaki also has the larger population: 1.3 million against 881,000, 1.48× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 341 in Réunion (France) against 328 in Nagasaki: Réunion (France) is 1.04× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nagasaki at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Réunion (France) at 21°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Nagasaki as 1.92× the size of Réunion (France) instead of 1.55×.
- Together Nagasaki and Réunion (France) cover 6,570 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 7.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,410 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Réunion (France)'s density, Nagasaki would have 1.4 million people (it has 1.3 million). At Nagasaki's density, Réunion (France) would have 846,000 (it has 881,000).
- Nagasaki's centre is 54.4° of latitude, about 6,040 km, farther north than Réunion (France)'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.
- Réunion (France) is the 15th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 0.4% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Nagasaki lies about 54° of latitude (roughly 6,040 km) north of Réunion (France), on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nagasaki would have about 3,050 m² and each person in Réunion (France) about 2,930 m².
- Laid side by side, Nagasaki and Réunion (France) would cover 6,570 km², 1.15× the size of Brunei.
- Together they have 2.2 million people, 1.06× as many people as Slovenia.
Side by side
| Nagasaki | Réunion (France) | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | Overseas regionFrance |
| Area, measured | 3,990 km²1,540 mi² | 2,580 km²997 mi² |
| Official area | 4,110 km²Wikidata | 2,510 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 38th of 47in Japan | 15th of 18in France |
| Population | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 881,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 30th of 47in Japan | 13th of 18in France |
| Density | 328 per km² | 341 per km² |
| Capital | Nagasaki | Saint-Denis |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 35°N | 21°S to 21°S |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2022. 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.
- Our measured 2,580 km² is 2.8% above Wikidata's official figure of 2,510 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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