Saarland is 1.24× the size of Okinawa
Saarland (state of Germany) covers about 2,650 km² (1,020 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.
- 2,650km²Saarland
- 2,150km²Okinawa
200 km
- Saarland
- 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 81% of the size of Saarland.
- Saarland is larger by 506 km² (195 mi²), which is 24% of the area of Okinawa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Saarland is about 0.09, Okinawa about 0.07.
How they differ
- Saarland is larger, but Okinawa has the larger population: 1.5 million against 1.0 million, 1.45× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 680 in Okinawa against 379 in Saarland: Okinawa is 1.79× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,760 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Saarland at 49°N is drawn about 2.4× too large and Okinawa at 26°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Saarland as 2.36× the size of Okinawa instead of 1.24×.
- Together Saarland and Okinawa cover 4,800 km², close to the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km², 6.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 506 km², is about the size of Singapore (511 km²).
- At Okinawa's density, Saarland would have 1.8 million people (it has 1.0 million). At Saarland's density, Okinawa would have 815,000 (it has 1.5 million).
- Saarland's centre is 23.5° of latitude, about 2,620 km, farther north than Okinawa's.
- Saarland is the 13th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 5th 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.
- Saarland lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,620 km) north of Okinawa.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saarland would have about 2,640 m² and each person in Okinawa about 1,470 m².
- Laid side by side, Saarland and Okinawa would cover 4,800 km², 94% of the size of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Together they have 2.5 million people, about as many people as Botswana.
- 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
| Saarland | Okinawa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 2,650 km²1,020 mi² | 2,150 km²829 mi² |
| Official area | 2,570 km²Wikidata | 2,280 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 16in Germany | 45th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 1.0 millionWikidata, 2022 | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 15th of 16in Germany | 25th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 379 per km² | 680 per km² |
| Capital | Saarbrücken | Naha |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 50°N | 24°N to 28°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 2,650 km² is 3.3% above Wikidata's official figure of 2,570 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