Nara is 1.49× the size of Réunion (France)

Nara (prefecture of Japan) covers about 3,850 km² (1,490 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.

3,850km²Nara
2,580km²Réunion (France)

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Nara
Réunion (France)

What fits

Réunion (France) is 67% of the size of Nara.
Nara is larger by 1,270 km² (490 mi²), which is 49% of the area of Réunion (France).
Measured in Belgiums: Nara is about 0.13, Réunion (France) about 0.08.

How they differ

Nara also has the larger population: 1.3 million against 881,000, 1.50× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 343 in Nara against 341 in Réunion (France): Nara is 1.00× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 10,500 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nara at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Réunion (France) at 21°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Nara as 1.90× the size of Réunion (France) instead of 1.49×.
Together Nara and Réunion (France) cover 6,430 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 5.6% smaller).
The gap between them, 1,270 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
At Réunion (France)'s density, Nara would have 1.3 million people (it has 1.3 million). At Nara's density, Réunion (France) would have 885,000 (it has 881,000).
Nara's centre is 55.4° of latitude, about 6,160 km, farther north than Réunion (France)'s.
Nara is the 40th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.0% of its area; it is the 15th 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.
Nara lies about 55° of latitude (roughly 6,160 km) north of Réunion (France), on the other side of the equator.
Shared out evenly, each person in Nara would have about 2,920 m² and each person in Réunion (France) about 2,930 m².
Laid side by side, Nara and Réunion (France) would cover 6,430 km², 1.13× the size of Brunei.
Together they have 2.2 million people, 1.06× as many people as Slovenia.

Side by side

	Nara	Réunion (France)
Is a	PrefectureJapan	Overseas regionFrance
Area, measured	3,850 km²1,490 mi²	2,580 km²997 mi²
Official area	3,690 km²Wikidata	2,510 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	40th of 47in Japan	15th of 18in France
Population	1.3 millionWikidata, 2021	881,000Wikidata, 2022
Rank by population	29th of 47in Japan	13th of 18in France
Density	343 per km²	341 per km²
Capital	Nara	Saint-Denis
Latitude range	34°N to 35°N	21°S to 21°S

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 3,850 km² is 4.3% above Wikidata's official figure of 3,690 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

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