Shiga is 1.54× the size of Luxembourg
Shiga (prefecture of Japan) covers about 4,010 km² (1,550 mi²) and Luxembourg (Europe) about 2,610 km² (1,010 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 4,010km²Shiga
- 2,610km²Luxembourg
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- Shiga
- Luxembourg
What fits
- Luxembourg is 65% of the size of Shiga.
- Shiga is larger by 1,400 km² (541 mi²), which is 54% of the area of Luxembourg.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shiga is about 0.13, Luxembourg about 0.09.
How they differ
- Shiga also has the larger population: 1.4 million against 691,000, 2.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 352 in Shiga against 265 in Luxembourg: Shiga is 1.33× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,370 km apart.
- On a standard web map Luxembourg looks larger than Shiga: Shiga at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Luxembourg at 50°N about 2.4×, so the map shows Luxembourg as 1.04× the size of Shiga, when Shiga is 1.54× the size of Luxembourg.
- Together Shiga and Luxembourg cover 6,620 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 8.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,400 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Luxembourg's density, Shiga would have 1.1 million people (it has 1.4 million). At Shiga's density, Luxembourg would have 918,000 (it has 691,000).
- Luxembourg's centre is 14.6° of latitude, about 1,620 km, farther north than Shiga'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.
- Luxembourg ranks 181st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Luxembourg lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,620 km) north of Shiga.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shiga would have about 2,840 m² and each person in Luxembourg about 3,780 m².
- Laid side by side, Shiga and Luxembourg would cover 6,620 km², 1.16× the size of Brunei.
- Together they have 2.1 million people, about as many people as Slovenia.
- Counted as a country, Shiga would rank 175th by area and 155th by population.
Side by side
| Shiga | Luxembourg | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 4,010 km²1,550 mi² | 2,610 km²1,010 mi² |
| Official area | 4,020 km²Wikidata | 2,590 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 37th of 47in Japan | 180th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 691,000Wikidata, 2026 |
| Rank by population | 26th of 47in Japan | 166th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 352 per km² | 265 per km² |
| Capital | Otsu | Luxembourg |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 36°N | 49°N to 50°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2026. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 4,020 km² agrees with our measured area of 4,010 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,590 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,610 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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