Shanghai is 1.34× the size of Fukuoka
Shanghai (municipality of China) covers about 6,750 km² (2,600 mi²) and Fukuoka (prefecture of Japan) about 5,050 km² (1,950 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,750km²Shanghai
- 5,050km²Fukuoka
20 km
- Shanghai
- Fukuoka
What fits
- Fukuoka is 75% of the size of Shanghai.
- Shanghai is larger by 1,690 km² (654 mi²), which is 34% of the area of Fukuoka.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shanghai is about 0.22, Fukuoka about 0.16.
How they differ
- Shanghai also has the larger population: 24.9 million against 5.1 million, 4.87× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 3,687 in Shanghai against 1,011 in Fukuoka: Shanghai is 3.65× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 903 km apart.
- Together Shanghai and Fukuoka cover 11,800 km², close to the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km², 1.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,690 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Fukuoka's density, Shanghai would have 6.8 million people (it has 24.9 million). At Shanghai's density, Fukuoka would have 18.6 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Fukuoka's centre is 2.3° of latitude, about 260 km, farther north than Shanghai's.
- Shanghai is the 31st largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Fukuoka is the 28th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Fukuoka lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 260 km) north of Shanghai.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shanghai would have about 270 m² and each person in Fukuoka about 990 m².
- Laid side by side, Shanghai and Fukuoka would cover 11,800 km², 96% of the size of Vanuatu.
- Together they have 30.0 million people, about as many people as Mozambique.
Side by side
| Shanghai | Fukuoka | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 6,750 km²2,600 mi² | 5,050 km²1,950 mi² |
| Official area | 6,340 km²Wikidata | 4,970 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 31st of 31in China | 28th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 24.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 31in China | 9th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 3,687 per km² | 1,011 per km² |
| Capital | – | Fukuoka |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 32°N | 33°N to 34°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 6,750 km² is 6.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 6,340 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 4,970 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,050 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