Nayarit is 1.76× the size of Iwate
Nayarit (state of Mexico) covers about 27,200 km² (10,500 mi²) and Iwate (prefecture of Japan) about 15,500 km² (5,970 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 27,200km²Nayarit
- 15,500km²Iwate
50 km
- Nayarit
- Iwate
What fits
- Iwate is 57% of the size of Nayarit.
- Nayarit is larger by 11,700 km² (4,510 mi²), which is 76% of the area of Iwate.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nayarit is about 0.89, Iwate about 0.50.
How they differ
- Nayarit also has the larger population: 1.2 million against 1.2 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 78 in Iwate against 45 in Nayarit: Iwate is 1.73× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,300 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nayarit at 22°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Iwate at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Nayarit as 1.21× the size of Iwate instead of 1.76×.
- Together Nayarit and Iwate cover 42,600 km², close to the size of Denmark (42,700 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 11,700 km², is about the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km²).
- At Iwate's density, Nayarit would have 2.1 million people (it has 1.2 million). At Nayarit's density, Iwate would have 697,000 (it has 1.2 million).
- Iwate's centre is 17.8° of latitude, about 1,970 km, farther north than Nayarit's.
- Nayarit is the 23rd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 21st most densely populated of them.
- Iwate is the 2nd largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 46th most densely populated of them.
- Iwate lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 1,970 km) north of Nayarit.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nayarit would have about 22,200 m² and each person in Iwate about 12,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Nayarit and Iwate would cover 42,600 km², about the same size as Denmark.
- Together they have 2.4 million people, about as many people as Moldova.
Side by side
| Nayarit | Iwate | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 27,200 km²10,500 mi² | 15,500 km²5,970 mi² |
| Official area | 27,900 km²Wikidata | 15,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 23rd of 32in Mexico | 2nd of 47in Japan |
| Population | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2015 | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 29th of 32in Mexico | 32nd of 47in Japan |
| Density | 45 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Tepic | Morioka |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 23°N | 39°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 27,200 km² is 2.5% below Wikidata's official figure of 27,900 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 15,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 15,500 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