Niigata is 1.10× the size of Murcia
Niigata (prefecture of Japan) covers about 12,500 km² (4,810 mi²) and Murcia (autonomous community of Spain) about 11,300 km² (4,370 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 12,500km²Niigata
- 11,300km²Murcia
50 km
- Niigata
- Murcia
What fits
- Murcia is 91% of the size of Niigata.
- Niigata is larger by 1,140 km² (441 mi²), which is 10% of the area of Murcia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Niigata is about 0.41, Murcia about 0.37.
How they differ
- Niigata also has the larger population: 2.2 million against 1.6 million, 1.39× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 176 in Niigata against 139 in Murcia: Niigata is 1.27× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,700 km apart.
- Together Niigata and Murcia cover 23,800 km², close to the size of Rwanda (25,300 km², 6.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,140 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Murcia's density, Niigata would have 1.7 million people (it has 2.2 million). At Niigata's density, Murcia would have 2.0 million (it has 1.6 million).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
- 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.
- Murcia is the 9th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 38°N and 38°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Niigata would have about 5,680 m² and each person in Murcia about 7,190 m².
- Laid side by side, Niigata and Murcia would cover 23,800 km², 94% of the size of Rwanda.
- Together they have 3.8 million people, about as many people as Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Side by side
| Niigata | Murcia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 12,500 km²4,810 mi² | 11,300 km²4,370 mi² |
| Official area | 12,600 km²Wikidata | 11,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 47in Japan | 9th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 2.2 millionWikidata, 2021 | 1.6 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 15th of 47in Japan | 10th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 176 per km² | 139 per km² |
| Capital | Niigata | Murcia City |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 39°N | 37°N to 39°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 11,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 11,300 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