Saitama is 1.50× the size of Réunion (France)
Saitama (prefecture of Japan) covers about 3,880 km² (1,500 mi²) and Réunion (France) (overseas region of France) about 2,580 km² (997 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 3,880km²Saitama
- 2,580km²Réunion (France)
20 km
- Saitama
- Réunion (France)
What fits
- Réunion (France) is 66% of the size of Saitama.
- Saitama is larger by 1,300 km² (503 mi²), which is 50% of the area of Réunion (France).
- Measured in Belgiums: Saitama is about 0.13, Réunion (France) about 0.08.
How they differ
- Saitama also has the larger population: 7.3 million against 881,000, 8.33× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,890 in Saitama against 341 in Réunion (France): Saitama is 5.54× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Saitama at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Réunion (France) at 21°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Saitama as 2.00× the size of Réunion (France) instead of 1.50×.
- Together Saitama and Réunion (France) cover 6,470 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 6.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,300 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Réunion (France)'s density, Saitama would have 1.3 million people (it has 7.3 million). At Saitama's density, Réunion (France) would have 4.9 million (it has 881,000).
- Saitama's centre is 57.1° of latitude, about 6,350 km, farther north than Réunion (France)'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.
- 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.
- Saitama lies about 57° of latitude (roughly 6,350 km) north of Réunion (France), on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saitama would have about 530 m² and each person in Réunion (France) about 2,930 m².
- Laid side by side, Saitama and Réunion (France) would cover 6,470 km², 1.13× the size of Brunei.
- Together they have 8.2 million people, about as many people as Honduras.
Side by side
| Saitama | Réunion (France) | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | Overseas regionFrance |
| Area, measured | 3,880 km²1,500 mi² | 2,580 km²997 mi² |
| Official area | 3,800 km²Wikidata | 2,510 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 39th of 47in Japan | 15th of 18in France |
| Population | 7.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 881,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 47in Japan | 13th of 18in France |
| Density | 1,890 per km² | 341 per km² |
| Capital | Saitama | Saint-Denis |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 36°N | 21°S to 21°S |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2022. 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 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.
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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