Namibia is 178× the size of Kyoto
Namibia (Africa) covers about 823,000 km² (318,000 mi²) and Kyoto (prefecture of Japan) about 4,610 km² (1,780 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 823,000km²Namibia
- 4,610km²Kyoto
500 km
- Namibia
- Kyoto
What fits
- Kyoto fits inside Namibia about 178 times by area.
- Namibia is larger by 818,000 km² (316,000 mi²), which is 17,742% of the area of Kyoto.
- Measured in Belgiums: Namibia is about 26.8, Kyoto about 0.15.
How they differ
- Namibia is larger, but Kyoto has the larger population: 2.6 million against 2.5 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 556 in Kyoto against 3.1 in Namibia: Kyoto is 180× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Namibia at 22°S is drawn about 1.2× too large and Kyoto at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Namibia as 139× the size of Kyoto instead of 178×.
- Together Namibia and Kyoto cover 827,000 km², close to the size of Mozambique (788,000 km², 4.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 818,000 km², is about the size of Mozambique (788,000 km²).
- At Kyoto's density, Namibia would have 457.3 million people (it has 2.5 million). At Namibia's density, Kyoto would have 14,000 (it has 2.6 million).
- Kyoto's centre is 57.3° of latitude, about 6,370 km, farther north than Namibia's.
- Namibia ranks 36th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Kyoto is the 30th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Kyoto lies about 57° of latitude (roughly 6,370 km) north of Namibia, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Namibia would have about 324,700 m² and each person in Kyoto about 1,800 m².
- Laid side by side, Namibia and Kyoto would cover 827,000 km², 1.05× the size of Mozambique.
- Together they have 5.1 million people, about as many people as Nicaragua.
- Counted as a country, Kyoto would rank 175th by area and 143rd by population.
Side by side
| Namibia | Kyoto | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 823,000 km²318,000 mi² | 4,610 km²1,780 mi² |
| Official area | 826,000 km²Wikidata | 4,610 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 35th of 239worldwide | 30th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 2.5 millionWikidata, 2017 | 2.6 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 143rd of 237worldwide | 13th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 3.1 per km² | 556 per km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Kyoto |
| Latitude range | 29°S to 17°S | 35°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 826,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 823,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 4,610 km² agrees with our measured area of 4,610 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