Normandy is 1.95× the size of Iwate
Normandy (region of France) covers about 30,100 km² (11,600 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.
- 30,100km²Normandy
- 15,500km²Iwate
50 km
- Normandy
- Iwate
What fits
- Iwate is 51% of the size of Normandy.
- Normandy is larger by 14,700 km² (5,660 mi²), which is 95% of the area of Iwate.
- Measured in Belgiums: Normandy is about 0.98, Iwate about 0.50.
How they differ
- Normandy also has the larger population: 3.3 million against 1.2 million, 2.77× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 111 in Normandy against 78 in Iwate: Normandy is 1.42× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,440 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Normandy at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Iwate at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Normandy as 2.70× the size of Iwate instead of 1.95×.
- Together Normandy and Iwate cover 45,600 km², close to the size of Estonia (45,800 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 14,700 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Iwate's density, Normandy would have 2.3 million people (it has 3.3 million). At Normandy's density, Iwate would have 1.7 million (it has 1.2 million).
- Normandy's centre is 9.5° of latitude, about 1,060 km, farther north than Iwate's.
- Normandy is the 11th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 4.7% of its area; it is the 11th 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.
- Normandy lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,060 km) north of Iwate.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Normandy would have about 9,020 m² and each person in Iwate about 12,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Normandy and Iwate would cover 45,600 km², about the same size as Estonia.
- Together they have 4.5 million people, about as many people as Panama.
Side by side
| Normandy | Iwate | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 30,100 km²11,600 mi² | 15,500 km²5,970 mi² |
| Official area | 29,900 km²Wikidata | 15,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 11th of 18in France | 2nd of 47in Japan |
| Population | 3.3 millionWikidata, 2022 | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 10th of 18in France | 32nd of 47in Japan |
| Density | 111 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Rouen | Morioka |
| Latitude range | 48°N to 50°N | 39°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 29,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 30,100 km², to within 2%.
- 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. The outline of Normandy is the departments 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