Shanghai is 1.16× the size of Mie
Shanghai (municipality of China) covers about 6,750 km² (2,600 mi²) and Mie (prefecture of Japan) about 5,820 km² (2,250 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,750km²Shanghai
- 5,820km²Mie
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- Shanghai
- Mie
What fits
- Mie is 86% of the size of Shanghai.
- Shanghai is larger by 927 km² (358 mi²), which is 16% of the area of Mie.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shanghai is about 0.22, Mie about 0.19.
How they differ
- Shanghai also has the larger population: 24.9 million against 1.8 million, 14.1× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 3,687 in Shanghai against 304 in Mie: Shanghai is 12.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,440 km apart.
- Together Shanghai and Mie cover 12,600 km², close to the size of Bahamas (12,600 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 927 km², is about the size of Åland (942 km²).
- At Mie's density, Shanghai would have 2.1 million people (it has 24.9 million). At Shanghai's density, Mie would have 21.5 million (it has 1.8 million).
- Mie's centre is 3.3° of latitude, about 370 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.
- Mie is the 25th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 21st most densely populated of them.
- Mie lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 369 km) north of Shanghai.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shanghai would have about 270 m² and each person in Mie about 3,290 m².
- Laid side by side, Shanghai and Mie would cover 12,600 km², about the same size as the Bahamas.
- Together they have 26.6 million people, about as many people as North Korea.
Side by side
| Shanghai | Mie | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 6,750 km²2,600 mi² | 5,820 km²2,250 mi² |
| Official area | 6,340 km²Wikidata | 5,780 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 31st of 31in China | 25th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 24.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 31in China | 22nd of 47in Japan |
| Density | 3,687 per km² | 304 per km² |
| Capital | – | Tsu |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 32°N | 34°N to 35°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 5,780 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,820 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