Okinawa is 1.45× the size of Delhi
Okinawa (prefecture of Japan) covers about 2,150 km² (829 mi²) and Delhi (union territory of India) about 1,480 km² (572 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,150km²Okinawa
- 1,480km²Delhi
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- Okinawa
- Delhi
Okinawa: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with China and Taiwan. 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
- Delhi is 69% of the size of Okinawa.
- Okinawa is larger by 666 km² (257 mi²), which is 45% of the area of Delhi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Okinawa is about 0.07, Delhi about 0.05.
How they differ
- Okinawa is larger, but Delhi has the larger population: 16.8 million against 1.5 million, 11.5× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 11,325 in Delhi against 680 in Okinawa: Delhi is 16.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,880 km apart.
- Together Okinawa and Delhi cover 3,630 km², close to the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km², 8.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 666 km², is about the size of Bahrain (688 km²).
- At Delhi's density, Okinawa would have 24.3 million people (it has 1.5 million). At Okinawa's density, Delhi would have 1.0 million (it has 16.8 million).
- Delhi's centre is 2.8° of latitude, about 310 km, farther north than Okinawa's.
- Okinawa is the 45th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 0.6% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Delhi is the 32nd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Delhi lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 313 km) north of Okinawa.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Okinawa would have about 1,470 m² and each person in Delhi about 90 m².
- Laid side by side, Okinawa and Delhi would cover 3,630 km², 92% of the size of Cape Verde.
- Together they have 18.2 million people, about as many people as the Netherlands.
- Okinawa is drawn from 133 points and Delhi is drawn from 40 points: at sizes under 2,500 km² the outlines are a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
Side by side
| Okinawa | Delhi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | Union TerritoryIndia |
| Area, measured | 2,150 km²829 mi² | 1,480 km²572 mi² |
| Official area | 2,280 km²Wikidata | 1,480 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 45th of 47in Japan | 32nd of 36in India |
| Population | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 16.8 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 25th of 47in Japan | 19th of 36in India |
| Density | 680 per km² | 11,325 per km² |
| Capital | Naha | – |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 28°N | 28°N to 29°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 2,150 km² is 5.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,280 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,480 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,480 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