Shimane is 1.17× the size of Colima

What fits

• Colima is 85% of the size of Shimane.
• Shimane is larger by 999 km² (386 mi²), which is 17% of the area of Colima.
• Measured in Belgiums: Shimane is about 0.22, Colima about 0.19.

How they differ

• Shimane is larger, but Colima has the larger population: 731,000 against 665,000, 1.10× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 124 in Colima against 97 in Shimane: Colima is 1.29× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 11,500 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shimane at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Colima at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Shimane as 1.56× the size of Colima instead of 1.17×.
• Together Shimane and Colima cover 12,800 km², close to the size of Bahamas (12,600 km², 1.2% smaller).
• The gap between them, 999 km², is about the size of Hong Kong (1,040 km²).
• At Colima's density, Shimane would have 856,000 people (it has 665,000). At Shimane's density, Colima would have 568,000 (it has 731,000).
• Shimane's centre is 15.9° of latitude, about 1,770 km, farther north than Colima's.
• Shimane is the 19th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 44th most densely populated of them.
• Colima is the 28th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
• Shimane lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,770 km) north of Colima.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Shimane would have about 10,350 m² and each person in Colima about 8,040 m².
• Laid side by side, Shimane and Colima would cover 12,800 km², about the same size as the Bahamas.
• Together they have 1.4 million people, about as many people as East Timor.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Our measured 6,880 km² is 2.5% above Wikidata's official figure of 6,710 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
• Our measured 5,880 km² is 4.5% above Wikidata's official figure of 5,630 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

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