Odisha is 1.97× the size of Hokkaido (Japan)
Odisha (state of India) covers about 155,000 km² (59,900 mi²) and Hokkaido (Japan) (prefecture of Japan) about 78,800 km² (30,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 155,000km²Odisha
- 78,800km²Hokkaido (Japan)
200 km
- Odisha
- Hokkaido (Japan)
Hokkaido (Japan): Part of this region's boundary is disputed with Russia. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Hokkaido (Japan) is 51% of the size of Odisha.
- Odisha is larger by 76,400 km² (29,500 mi²), which is 97% of the area of Hokkaido (Japan).
- Measured in Belgiums: Odisha is about 5.06, Hokkaido (Japan) about 2.57.
How they differ
- Odisha also has the larger population: 42.0 million against 5.4 million, 7.73× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 270 in Odisha against 69 in Hokkaido (Japan): Odisha is 3.92× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,910 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Odisha at 21°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Hokkaido (Japan) at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Odisha as 1.19× the size of Hokkaido (Japan) instead of 1.97×.
- Together Odisha and Hokkaido (Japan) cover 234,000 km², close to the size of Romania (236,000 km², 1.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 76,400 km², is about the size of Serbia (77,600 km²).
- At Hokkaido (Japan)'s density, Odisha would have 10.7 million people (it has 42.0 million). At Odisha's density, Hokkaido (Japan) would have 21.3 million (it has 5.4 million).
- Hokkaido (Japan)'s centre is 22.9° of latitude, about 2,540 km, farther north than Odisha's.
- Odisha is the 8th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 4.9% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Hokkaido (Japan) is the largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 21% of its area; it is the 47th most densely populated of them.
- Hokkaido (Japan) lies about 23° of latitude (roughly 2,540 km) north of Odisha.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Odisha would have about 3,700 m² and each person in Hokkaido (Japan) about 14,500 m².
- Laid side by side, Odisha and Hokkaido (Japan) would cover 234,000 km², about the same size as Romania.
- Together they have 47.4 million people, about as many people as Argentina.
Side by side
| Odisha | Hokkaido (Japan) | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 155,000 km²59,900 mi² | 78,800 km²30,400 mi² |
| Official area | 156,000 km²Wikidata | 83,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 36in India | 1st of 47in Japan |
| Population | 42.0 millionWikidata, 2011 | 5.4 millionWikidata, 2014 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 36in India | 8th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 270 per km² | 69 per km² |
| Capital | Bhubaneswar | Sapporo |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 23°N | 41°N to 46°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2014. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 156,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 155,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 78,800 km² is 5.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 83,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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