Shiga is 1.17× the size of Goa
Shiga (prefecture of Japan) covers about 4,010 km² (1,550 mi²) and Goa (state of India) about 3,420 km² (1,320 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 4,010km²Shiga
- 3,420km²Goa
20 km
- Shiga
- Goa
What fits
- Goa is 85% of the size of Shiga.
- Shiga is larger by 588 km² (227 mi²), which is 17% of the area of Goa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shiga is about 0.13, Goa about 0.11.
How they differ
- Shiga is larger, but Goa has the larger population: 1.5 million against 1.4 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 426 in Goa against 352 in Shiga: Goa is 1.21× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,510 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shiga at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Goa at 15°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Shiga as 1.63× the size of Goa instead of 1.17×.
- Together Shiga and Goa cover 7,430 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 18% smaller).
- The gap between them, 588 km², is about the size of Isle of Man (575 km²).
- At Goa's density, Shiga would have 1.7 million people (it has 1.4 million). At Shiga's density, Goa would have 1.2 million (it has 1.5 million).
- Shiga's centre is 19.8° of latitude, about 2,210 km, farther north than Goa's.
- Shiga is the 37th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Goa is the 31st largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.1% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Shiga lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,210 km) north of Goa.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shiga would have about 2,840 m² and each person in Goa about 2,350 m².
- Laid side by side, Shiga and Goa would cover 7,430 km², 1.30× the size of Brunei.
- Together they have 2.9 million people, about as many people as Lithuania.
Side by side
| Shiga | Goa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 4,010 km²1,550 mi² | 3,420 km²1,320 mi² |
| Official area | 4,020 km²Wikidata | 3,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 37th of 47in Japan | 31st of 36in India |
| Population | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 26th of 47in Japan | 27th of 36in India |
| Density | 352 per km² | 426 per km² |
| Capital | Otsu | Panaji |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 36°N | 15°N to 16°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 4,020 km² agrees with our measured area of 4,010 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 3,420 km² is 7.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,700 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