New York is 1.74× the size of Hokkaido (Japan)

What fits

• Hokkaido (Japan) is 58% of the size of New York.
• New York is larger by 58,200 km² (22,500 mi²), which is 74% of the area of Hokkaido (Japan).
• Measured in Belgiums: New York is about 4.46, Hokkaido (Japan) about 2.57.

How they differ

• New York also has the larger population: 20.2 million against 5.4 million, 3.72× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 148 in New York against 69 in Hokkaido (Japan): New York is 2.14× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 9,680 km apart.
• Together New York and Hokkaido (Japan) cover 216,000 km², close to the size of Guyana (211,000 km², 2.1% smaller).
• The gap between them, 58,200 km², is about the size of Togo (56,900 km²).
• At Hokkaido (Japan)'s density, New York would have 9.4 million people (it has 20.2 million). At New York's density, Hokkaido (Japan) would have 11.6 million (it has 5.4 million).
• Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
• New York is the 28th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
• Hokkaido (Japan) is the largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 21% of its area; it is the 47th most densely populated of them.
• Both lie at about the same latitude, 43°N and 43°N.
• Shared out evenly, each person in New York would have about 6,780 m² and each person in Hokkaido (Japan) about 14,500 m².
• Laid side by side, New York and Hokkaido (Japan) would cover 216,000 km², about the same size as Guyana.
• Together they have 25.6 million people, about as many people as North Korea.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2014. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Our measured 137,000 km² is 3.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 141,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
• Our measured 78,800 km² is 5.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 83,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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