Saitama is 1.46× the size of Saarland
Saitama (prefecture of Japan) covers about 3,880 km² (1,500 mi²) and Saarland (state of Germany) about 2,650 km² (1,020 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 3,880km²Saitama
- 2,650km²Saarland
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- Saitama
- Saarland
What fits
- Saarland is 68% of the size of Saitama.
- Saitama is larger by 1,230 km² (475 mi²), which is 46% of the area of Saarland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Saitama is about 0.13, Saarland about 0.09.
How they differ
- Saitama also has the larger population: 7.3 million against 1.0 million, 7.29× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,890 in Saitama against 379 in Saarland: Saitama is 4.98× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,430 km apart.
- On a standard web map Saarland looks larger than Saitama: Saitama at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Saarland at 49°N about 2.4×, so the map shows Saarland as 1.06× the size of Saitama, when Saitama is 1.46× the size of Saarland.
- Together Saitama and Saarland cover 6,540 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 7.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,230 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Saarland's density, Saitama would have 1.5 million people (it has 7.3 million). At Saitama's density, Saarland would have 5.0 million (it has 1.0 million).
- Saarland's centre is 13.4° of latitude, about 1,490 km, farther north than Saitama'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.
- 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.
- Saarland lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,490 km) north of Saitama.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saitama would have about 530 m² and each person in Saarland about 2,640 m².
- Laid side by side, Saitama and Saarland would cover 6,540 km², 1.14× the size of Brunei.
- Together they have 8.3 million people, about as many people as Honduras.
Side by side
| Saitama | Saarland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 3,880 km²1,500 mi² | 2,650 km²1,020 mi² |
| Official area | 3,800 km²Wikidata | 2,570 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 39th of 47in Japan | 13th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 7.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 1.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 47in Japan | 15th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 1,890 per km² | 379 per km² |
| Capital | Saitama | Saarbrücken |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 36°N | 49°N to 50°N |
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 2,650 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.
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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