Shanghai is 1.74× the size of Saitama
Shanghai (municipality of China) covers about 6,750 km² (2,600 mi²) and Saitama (prefecture of Japan) about 3,880 km² (1,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,750km²Shanghai
- 3,880km²Saitama
20 km
- Shanghai
- Saitama
What fits
- Saitama is 58% of the size of Shanghai.
- Shanghai is larger by 2,860 km² (1,100 mi²), which is 74% of the area of Saitama.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shanghai is about 0.22, Saitama about 0.13.
How they differ
- Shanghai also has the larger population: 24.9 million against 7.3 million, 3.39× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 3,687 in Shanghai against 1,890 in Saitama: Shanghai is 1.95× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,740 km apart.
- Together Shanghai and Saitama cover 10,600 km², close to the size of Gambia (10,500 km², 1.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,860 km², is about the size of Samoa (2,780 km²).
- At Saitama's density, Shanghai would have 12.8 million people (it has 24.9 million). At Shanghai's density, Saitama would have 14.3 million (it has 7.3 million).
- Saitama's centre is 4.8° of latitude, about 530 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.
- 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.
- Saitama lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 534 km) north of Shanghai.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shanghai would have about 270 m² and each person in Saitama about 530 m².
- Laid side by side, Shanghai and Saitama would cover 10,600 km², about the same size as the Gambia.
- Together they have 32.2 million people, about as many people as Madagascar.
Side by side
| Shanghai | Saitama | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 6,750 km²2,600 mi² | 3,880 km²1,500 mi² |
| Official area | 6,340 km²Wikidata | 3,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 31st of 31in China | 39th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 24.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 7.3 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 31in China | 5th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 3,687 per km² | 1,890 per km² |
| Capital | – | Saitama |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 32°N | 36°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.
- 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.
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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