Shimane is 1.27× the size of Cyprus
Shimane (prefecture of Japan) covers about 6,880 km² (2,660 mi²) and Cyprus (Asia) about 5,400 km² (2,080 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,880km²Shimane
- 5,400km²Cyprus
50 km
- Shimane
- Cyprus
What fits
- Cyprus is 78% of the size of Shimane.
- Shimane is larger by 1,480 km² (572 mi²), which is 27% of the area of Cyprus.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shimane is about 0.22, Cyprus about 0.18.
How they differ
- Shimane is larger, but Cyprus has the larger population: 1.3 million against 665,000, 2.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 249 in Cyprus against 97 in Shimane: Cyprus is 2.58× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,610 km apart.
- Together Shimane and Cyprus cover 12,300 km², close to the size of Vanuatu (12,300 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,480 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Cyprus's density, Shimane would have 1.7 million people (it has 665,000). At Shimane's density, Cyprus would have 521,000 (it has 1.3 million).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
- 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.
- Cyprus ranks 174th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 35°N and 35°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shimane would have about 10,350 m² and each person in Cyprus about 4,010 m².
- Laid side by side, Shimane and Cyprus would cover 12,300 km², about the same size as Vanuatu.
- Together they have 2.0 million people, about as many people as Lesotho.
- Counted as a country, Shimane would rank 171st by area and 167th by population.
Side by side
| Shimane | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 6,880 km²2,660 mi² | 5,400 km²2,080 mi² |
| Official area | 6,710 km²Wikidata | 9,240 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 19th of 47in Japan | 173rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 665,000Wikidata, 2021 | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 46th of 47in Japan | 158th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 97 per km² | 249 per km² |
| Capital | Matsue | Nicosia |
| Latitude range | 34°N to 36°N | 35°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2023. 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 5,400 km² is 42% below Wikidata's official figure of 9,240 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 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