Okinawa is 1.56× the size of Mexico City
Okinawa (prefecture of Japan) covers about 2,150 km² (829 mi²) and Mexico City (federal entity of Mexico) about 1,380 km² (531 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,150km²Okinawa
- 1,380km²Mexico City
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- Okinawa
- Mexico City
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
- Mexico City is 64% of the size of Okinawa.
- Okinawa is larger by 773 km² (298 mi²), which is 56% of the area of Mexico City.
- Measured in Belgiums: Okinawa is about 0.07, Mexico City about 0.04.
How they differ
- Okinawa is larger, but Mexico City has the larger population: 8.9 million against 1.5 million, 6.11× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 6,486 in Mexico City against 680 in Okinawa: Mexico City is 9.54× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,000 km apart.
- Together Okinawa and Mexico City cover 3,520 km², close to the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km², 5.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 773 km², is about the size of Dominica (730 km²).
- At Mexico City's density, Okinawa would have 13.9 million people (it has 1.5 million). At Okinawa's density, Mexico City would have 935,000 (it has 8.9 million).
- Okinawa's centre is 6.6° of latitude, about 730 km, farther north than Mexico City'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.
- Mexico City is the 32nd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Okinawa lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 731 km) north of Mexico City.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Okinawa would have about 1,470 m² and each person in Mexico City about 150 m².
- Laid side by side, Okinawa and Mexico City would cover 3,520 km², 90% of the size of Cape Verde.
- Together they have 10.4 million people, about as many people as Portugal.
- Okinawa is drawn from 133 points and Mexico City is drawn from 42 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 | Mexico City | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | Federal entityMexico |
| Area, measured | 2,150 km²829 mi² | 1,380 km²531 mi² |
| Official area | 2,280 km²Wikidata | 1,490 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 45th of 47in Japan | 32nd of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 8.9 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 25th of 47in Japan | 2nd of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 680 per km² | 6,486 per km² |
| Capital | Naha | – |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 28°N | 19°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2015. 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.
- Our measured 1,380 km² is 7.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,490 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