Shanghai is 1.82× the size of Tottori
Shanghai (municipality of China) covers about 6,750 km² (2,600 mi²) and Tottori (prefecture of Japan) about 3,700 km² (1,430 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,750km²Shanghai
- 3,700km²Tottori
20 km
- Shanghai
- Tottori
What fits
- Tottori is 55% of the size of Shanghai.
- Shanghai is larger by 3,040 km² (1,170 mi²), which is 82% of the area of Tottori.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shanghai is about 0.22, Tottori about 0.12.
How they differ
- Shanghai also has the larger population: 24.9 million against 550,000, 45.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 3,687 in Shanghai against 148 in Tottori: Shanghai is 24.8× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,240 km apart.
- Together Shanghai and Tottori cover 10,500 km², close to the size of Gambia (10,500 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,040 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Tottori's density, Shanghai would have 1.0 million people (it has 24.9 million). At Shanghai's density, Tottori would have 13.7 million (it has 550,000).
- Tottori's centre is 4.2° of latitude, about 460 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.
- Tottori is the 41st largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.0% of its area; it is the 37th most densely populated of them.
- Tottori lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 464 km) north of Shanghai.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shanghai would have about 270 m² and each person in Tottori about 6,740 m².
- Laid side by side, Shanghai and Tottori would cover 10,500 km², about the same size as the Gambia.
- Together they have 25.4 million people, 96% as many people as North Korea.
Side by side
| Shanghai | Tottori | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 6,750 km²2,600 mi² | 3,700 km²1,430 mi² |
| Official area | 6,340 km²Wikidata | 3,510 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 31st of 31in China | 41st of 47in Japan |
| Population | 24.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 550,000Wikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 31in China | 47th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 3,687 per km² | 148 per km² |
| Capital | – | Tottori |
| 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.
- Our measured 3,700 km² is 5.6% above Wikidata's official figure of 3,510 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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