Saitama is 1.14× the size of Goa
Saitama (prefecture of Japan) covers about 3,880 km² (1,500 mi²) and Goa (state of India) about 3,420 km² (1,320 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 3,880km²Saitama
- 3,420km²Goa
20 km
- Saitama
- Goa
What fits
- Goa is 88% of the size of Saitama.
- Saitama is larger by 464 km² (179 mi²), which is 14% of the area of Goa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Saitama is about 0.13, Goa about 0.11.
How they differ
- Saitama also has the larger population: 7.3 million against 1.5 million, 5.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,890 in Saitama against 426 in Goa: Saitama is 4.43× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Saitama at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Goa at 15°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Saitama as 1.61× the size of Goa instead of 1.14×.
- Together Saitama and Goa cover 7,310 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 17% smaller).
- The gap between them, 464 km², is about the size of Curaçao (463 km²).
- At Goa's density, Saitama would have 1.7 million people (it has 7.3 million). At Saitama's density, Goa would have 6.5 million (it has 1.5 million).
- Saitama's centre is 20.6° of latitude, about 2,290 km, farther north than Goa's.
- Saitama is the 39th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.0% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- Goa is the 31st largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.1% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Saitama lies about 21° of latitude (roughly 2,290 km) north of Goa.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saitama would have about 530 m² and each person in Goa about 2,350 m².
- Laid side by side, Saitama and Goa would cover 7,310 km², 1.28× the size of Brunei.
- Together they have 8.8 million people, about as many people as Papua New Guinea.
Side by side
| Saitama | Goa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 3,880 km²1,500 mi² | 3,420 km²1,320 mi² |
| Official area | 3,800 km²Wikidata | 3,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 39th of 47in Japan | 31st of 36in India |
| Population | 7.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 47in Japan | 27th of 36in India |
| Density | 1,890 per km² | 426 per km² |
| Capital | Saitama | Panaji |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 36°N | 15°N to 16°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 3,880 km² is 2.3% above Wikidata's official figure of 3,800 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 3,420 km² is 7.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,700 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