Shanghai is 1.46× the size of Kyoto
Shanghai (municipality of China) covers about 6,750 km² (2,600 mi²) and Kyoto (prefecture of Japan) about 4,610 km² (1,780 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,750km²Shanghai
- 4,610km²Kyoto
20 km
- Shanghai
- Kyoto
What fits
- Kyoto is 68% of the size of Shanghai.
- Shanghai is larger by 2,140 km² (824 mi²), which is 46% of the area of Kyoto.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shanghai is about 0.22, Kyoto about 0.15.
How they differ
- Shanghai also has the larger population: 24.9 million against 2.6 million, 9.70× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 3,687 in Shanghai against 556 in Kyoto: Shanghai is 6.63× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,380 km apart.
- Together Shanghai and Kyoto cover 11,400 km², close to the size of Qatar (11,200 km², 1.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,140 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Kyoto's density, Shanghai would have 3.8 million people (it has 24.9 million). At Shanghai's density, Kyoto would have 17.0 million (it has 2.6 million).
- Kyoto's centre is 4.1° of latitude, about 450 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.
- Kyoto is the 30th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Kyoto lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 451 km) north of Shanghai.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shanghai would have about 270 m² and each person in Kyoto about 1,800 m².
- Laid side by side, Shanghai and Kyoto would cover 11,400 km², about the same size as Qatar.
- Together they have 27.4 million people, about as many people as Australia.
Side by side
| Shanghai | Kyoto | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 6,750 km²2,600 mi² | 4,610 km²1,780 mi² |
| Official area | 6,340 km²Wikidata | 4,610 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 31st of 31in China | 30th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 24.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.6 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 31in China | 13th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 3,687 per km² | 556 per km² |
| Capital | – | Kyoto |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 32°N | 35°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. 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 4,610 km² agrees with our measured area of 4,610 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