Norway is 45.6× the size of Hyogo
Norway (Europe) covers about 382,000 km² (147,000 mi²) and Hyogo (prefecture of Japan) about 8,380 km² (3,240 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 382,000km²Norway
- 8,380km²Hyogo
500 km
- Norway
- Hyogo
What fits
- Hyogo fits inside Norway about 45.6 times by area.
- Norway is larger by 374,000 km² (144,000 mi²), which is 4,458% of the area of Hyogo.
- Measured in Belgiums: Norway is about 12.5, Hyogo about 0.27.
How they differ
- Norway also has the larger population: 5.6 million against 5.5 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 651 in Hyogo against 15 in Norway: Hyogo is 44.2× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,710 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Norway at 66°N is drawn about 6.2× too large and Hyogo at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Norway as 191× the size of Hyogo instead of 45.6×.
- Together Norway and Hyogo cover 390,000 km², close to the size of Zimbabwe (389,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 374,000 km², is about the size of Japan (374,000 km²).
- At Hyogo's density, Norway would have 248.6 million people (it has 5.6 million). At Norway's density, Hyogo would have 123,000 (it has 5.5 million).
- Norway's centre is 31.4° of latitude, about 3,490 km, farther north than Hyogo's.
- Norway ranks 63rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hyogo is the 11th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Norway lies about 31° of latitude (roughly 3,490 km) north of Hyogo.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Norway would have about 67,890 m² and each person in Hyogo about 1,540 m².
- Laid side by side, Norway and Hyogo would cover 390,000 km², about the same size as Zimbabwe.
- Together they have 11.1 million people, about as many people as Somalia.
- Counted as a country, Hyogo would rank 170th by area and 118th by population.
Side by side
| Norway | Hyogo | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 382,000 km²147,000 mi² | 8,380 km²3,240 mi² |
| Official area | 385,000 km²Wikidata | 8,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 62nd of 239worldwide | 11th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2026 | 5.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 117th of 237worldwide | 7th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 15 per km² | 651 per km² |
| Capital | Oslo | Kobe |
| Latitude range | 58°N to 81°N | 34°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2026 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 385,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 382,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 8,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 8,380 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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