Niigata is 1.76× the size of Basque Country
Niigata (prefecture of Japan) covers about 12,500 km² (4,810 mi²) and Basque Country (autonomous community of Spain) about 7,060 km² (2,730 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 12,500km²Niigata
- 7,060km²Basque Country
50 km
- Niigata
- Basque Country
What fits
- Basque Country is 57% of the size of Niigata.
- Niigata is larger by 5,390 km² (2,080 mi²), which is 76% of the area of Basque Country.
- Measured in Belgiums: Niigata is about 0.41, Basque Country about 0.23.
How they differ
- Niigata is larger, but Basque Country has the larger population: 2.2 million against 2.2 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 316 in Basque Country against 176 in Niigata: Basque Country is 1.79× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,200 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Niigata at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Basque Country at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Niigata as 1.50× the size of Basque Country instead of 1.76×.
- Together Niigata and Basque Country cover 19,500 km², close to the size of Fiji (18,900 km², 3.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,390 km², is about the size of Cyprus (5,400 km²).
- At Basque Country's density, Niigata would have 3.9 million people (it has 2.2 million). At Niigata's density, Basque Country would have 1.2 million (it has 2.2 million).
- Basque Country's centre is 5.5° of latitude, about 620 km, farther north than Niigata's.
- Niigata is the 5th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 3.3% of its area; it is the 34th most densely populated of them.
- Basque Country is the 14th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- Basque Country lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 616 km) north of Niigata.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Niigata would have about 5,680 m² and each person in Basque Country about 3,170 m².
- Laid side by side, Niigata and Basque Country would cover 19,500 km², 1.03× the size of Fiji.
- Together they have 4.4 million people, about as many people as Kuwait.
Side by side
| Niigata | Basque Country | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 12,500 km²4,810 mi² | 7,060 km²2,730 mi² |
| Official area | 12,600 km²Wikidata | 7,230 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 47in Japan | 14th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 2.2 millionWikidata, 2021 | 2.2 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 15th of 47in Japan | 7th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 176 per km² | 316 per km² |
| Capital | Niigata | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 39°N | 42°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 12,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,500 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 7,060 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 7,230 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. The outline of Basque Country is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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