Réunion (France) is 1.20× the size of Okinawa
Réunion (France) (overseas region of France) covers about 2,580 km² (997 mi²) and Okinawa (prefecture of Japan) about 2,150 km² (829 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,580km²Réunion (France)
- 2,150km²Okinawa
200 km
- Réunion (France)
- Okinawa
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
- Okinawa is 83% of the size of Réunion (France).
- Réunion (France) is larger by 435 km² (168 mi²), which is 20% of the area of Okinawa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Réunion (France) is about 0.08, Okinawa about 0.07.
How they differ
- Réunion (France) is larger, but Okinawa has the larger population: 1.5 million against 881,000, 1.66× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 680 in Okinawa against 341 in Réunion (France): Okinawa is 1.99× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,290 km apart.
- Together Réunion (France) and Okinawa cover 4,730 km², close to the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km², 8.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 435 km², is about the size of Seychelles (436 km²).
- At Okinawa's density, Réunion (France) would have 1.8 million people (it has 881,000). At Réunion (France)'s density, Okinawa would have 733,000 (it has 1.5 million).
- Okinawa's centre is 47.0° of latitude, about 5,220 km, farther north than Réunion (France)'s.
- Réunion (France) is the 15th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 0.4% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- 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.
- Okinawa lies about 47° of latitude (roughly 5,220 km) north of Réunion (France), on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Réunion (France) would have about 2,930 m² and each person in Okinawa about 1,470 m².
- Laid side by side, Réunion (France) and Okinawa would cover 4,730 km², 92% of the size of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Together they have 2.3 million people, about as many people as Moldova.
- Okinawa is drawn from 133 points: at a size under 2,500 km² the outline is a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
Side by side
| Réunion (France) | Okinawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Overseas regionFrance | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 2,580 km²997 mi² | 2,150 km²829 mi² |
| Official area | 2,510 km²Wikidata | 2,280 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 15th of 18in France | 45th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 881,000Wikidata, 2022 | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 18in France | 25th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 341 per km² | 680 per km² |
| Capital | Saint-Denis | Naha |
| Latitude range | 21°S to 21°S | 24°N to 28°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 2,580 km² is 2.8% above Wikidata's official figure of 2,510 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- 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.
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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