Saxony-Anhalt is 1.34× the size of Iwate
Saxony-Anhalt (state of Germany) covers about 20,700 km² (7,980 mi²) and Iwate (prefecture of Japan) about 15,500 km² (5,970 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 20,700km²Saxony-Anhalt
- 15,500km²Iwate
50 km
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Iwate
What fits
- Iwate is 75% of the size of Saxony-Anhalt.
- Saxony-Anhalt is larger by 5,190 km² (2,000 mi²), which is 34% of the area of Iwate.
- Measured in Belgiums: Saxony-Anhalt is about 0.67, Iwate about 0.50.
How they differ
- Saxony-Anhalt also has the larger population: 2.1 million against 1.2 million, 1.78× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 104 in Saxony-Anhalt against 78 in Iwate: Saxony-Anhalt is 1.33× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,730 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Saxony-Anhalt at 52°N is drawn about 2.6× too large and Iwate at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Saxony-Anhalt as 2.09× the size of Iwate instead of 1.34×.
- Together Saxony-Anhalt and Iwate cover 36,100 km², close to the size of Taiwan (36,200 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,190 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Iwate's density, Saxony-Anhalt would have 1.6 million people (it has 2.1 million). At Saxony-Anhalt's density, Iwate would have 1.6 million (it has 1.2 million).
- Saxony-Anhalt's centre is 12.4° of latitude, about 1,380 km, farther north than Iwate's.
- Saxony-Anhalt is the 8th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.8% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Iwate is the 2nd largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 46th most densely populated of them.
- Saxony-Anhalt lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,380 km) north of Iwate.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saxony-Anhalt would have about 9,630 m² and each person in Iwate about 12,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Saxony-Anhalt and Iwate would cover 36,100 km², about the same size as the Netherlands.
- Together they have 3.4 million people, about as many people as Mongolia.
Side by side
| Saxony-Anhalt | Iwate | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 20,700 km²7,980 mi² | 15,500 km²5,970 mi² |
| Official area | 20,500 km²Wikidata | 15,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 16in Germany | 2nd of 47in Japan |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 16in Germany | 32nd of 47in Japan |
| Density | 104 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Magdeburg | Morioka |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 53°N | 39°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 20,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,700 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 15,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 15,500 km², to within 2%.
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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