Shimane is 2.64× the size of Luxembourg
Shimane (prefecture of Japan) covers about 6,880 km² (2,660 mi²) and Luxembourg (Europe) about 2,610 km² (1,010 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,880km²Shimane
- 2,610km²Luxembourg
50 km
- Shimane
- Luxembourg
What fits
- Luxembourg fits inside Shimane about 2.64 times by area.
- Shimane is larger by 4,270 km² (1,650 mi²), which is 164% of the area of Luxembourg.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shimane is about 0.22, Luxembourg about 0.09.
How they differ
- Shimane is larger, but Luxembourg has the larger population: 691,000 against 665,000, 1.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 265 in Luxembourg against 97 in Shimane: Luxembourg is 2.74× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,210 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shimane at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Luxembourg at 50°N about 2.4×, so the map shows Shimane as 1.64× the size of Luxembourg instead of 2.64×.
- Together Shimane and Luxembourg cover 9,490 km², close to the size of Lebanon (10,000 km², 5.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 4,270 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Luxembourg's density, Shimane would have 1.8 million people (it has 665,000). At Shimane's density, Luxembourg would have 252,000 (it has 691,000).
- Luxembourg's centre is 14.7° of latitude, about 1,630 km, farther north than Shimane'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.
- Luxembourg ranks 181st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Luxembourg lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,630 km) north of Shimane.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shimane would have about 10,350 m² and each person in Luxembourg about 3,780 m².
- Laid side by side, Shimane and Luxembourg would cover 9,490 km², 95% of the size of Lebanon.
- Together they have 1.4 million people, about as many people as Cyprus.
- Counted as a country, Shimane would rank 171st by area and 167th by population.
Side by side
| Shimane | Luxembourg | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 6,880 km²2,660 mi² | 2,610 km²1,010 mi² |
| Official area | 6,710 km²Wikidata | 2,590 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 19th of 47in Japan | 180th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 665,000Wikidata, 2021 | 691,000Wikidata, 2026 |
| Rank by population | 46th of 47in Japan | 166th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 97 per km² | 265 per km² |
| Capital | Matsue | Luxembourg |
| Latitude range | 34°N to 36°N | 49°N to 50°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2026. 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.
- 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