Okinawa is 1.07× the size of Pattani
Okinawa (prefecture of Japan) covers about 2,150 km² (829 mi²) and Pattani (province of Thailand) about 2,000 km² (773 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,150km²Okinawa
- 2,000km²Pattani
200 km
- Okinawa
- Pattani
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
- Pattani is 93% of the size of Okinawa.
- Okinawa is larger by 146 km² (56.5 mi²), which is 7.3% of the area of Pattani.
- Measured in Belgiums: Okinawa is about 0.07, Pattani about 0.07.
How they differ
- Okinawa also has the larger population: 1.5 million against 726,000, 2.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 680 in Okinawa against 363 in Pattani: Okinawa is 1.87× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,430 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Okinawa at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Pattani at 7°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Okinawa as 1.31× the size of Pattani instead of 1.07×.
- Together Okinawa and Pattani cover 4,150 km², close to the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km², 5.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 146 km², is about the size of Liechtenstein (137 km²).
- At Pattani's density, Okinawa would have 779,000 people (it has 1.5 million). At Okinawa's density, Pattani would have 1.4 million (it has 726,000).
- Okinawa's centre is 19.1° of latitude, about 2,130 km, farther north than Pattani'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.
- Pattani is the 68th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 0.4% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Okinawa lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,130 km) north of Pattani.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Okinawa would have about 1,470 m² and each person in Pattani about 2,760 m².
- Laid side by side, Okinawa and Pattani would cover 4,150 km², 1.06× the size of Cape Verde.
- Together they have 2.2 million people, 1.06× as many people as Slovenia.
- Okinawa is drawn from 133 points and Pattani is drawn from 50 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 | Pattani | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 2,150 km²829 mi² | 2,000 km²773 mi² |
| Official area | 2,280 km²Wikidata | 1,940 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 45th of 47in Japan | 68th of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 726,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 25th of 47in Japan | 35th of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 680 per km² | 363 per km² |
| Capital | Naha | Pattani |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 28°N | 7°N to 7°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. 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 2,000 km² is 3.2% above Wikidata's official figure of 1,940 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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