Niigata is 1.67× the size of Canary Islands
Niigata (prefecture of Japan) covers about 12,500 km² (4,810 mi²) and Canary Islands (autonomous community of Spain) about 7,440 km² (2,870 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 12,500km²Niigata
- 7,440km²Canary Islands
100 km
- Niigata
- Canary Islands
What fits
- Canary Islands is 60% of the size of Niigata.
- Niigata is larger by 5,020 km² (1,940 mi²), which is 67% of the area of Canary Islands.
- Measured in Belgiums: Niigata is about 0.41, Canary Islands about 0.24.
How they differ
- Niigata is larger, but Canary Islands has the larger population: 2.2 million against 2.2 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 300 in Canary Islands against 176 in Niigata: Canary Islands is 1.70× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,200 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Niigata at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Canary Islands at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Niigata as 2.06× the size of Canary Islands instead of 1.67×.
- Together Niigata and Canary Islands cover 19,900 km², close to the size of Slovenia (20,300 km², 2.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,020 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Canary Islands's density, Niigata would have 3.7 million people (it has 2.2 million). At Niigata's density, Canary Islands would have 1.3 million (it has 2.2 million).
- Niigata's centre is 9.2° of latitude, about 1,020 km, farther north than Canary Islands'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.
- Canary Islands is the 13th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Niigata lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,020 km) north of Canary Islands.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Niigata would have about 5,680 m² and each person in Canary Islands about 3,340 m².
- Laid side by side, Niigata and Canary Islands would cover 19,900 km², about the same size as Slovenia.
- Together they have 4.4 million people, about as many people as Kuwait.
Side by side
| Niigata | Canary Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 12,500 km²4,810 mi² | 7,440 km²2,870 mi² |
| Official area | 12,600 km²Wikidata | 7,450 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 47in Japan | 13th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 2.2 millionWikidata, 2021 | 2.2 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 15th of 47in Japan | 8th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 176 per km² | 300 per km² |
| Capital | Niigata | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 39°N | 28°N to 29°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%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 7,450 km² agrees with our measured area of 7,440 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Canary Islands 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