Shimane is 1.20× the size of Prince Edward Island
Shimane (prefecture of Japan) covers about 6,880 km² (2,660 mi²) and Prince Edward Island (province of Canada) about 5,730 km² (2,210 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,880km²Shimane
- 5,730km²Prince Edward Island
50 km
- Shimane
- Prince Edward Island
What fits
- Prince Edward Island is 83% of the size of Shimane.
- Shimane is larger by 1,140 km² (442 mi²), which is 20% of the area of Prince Edward Island.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shimane is about 0.22, Prince Edward Island about 0.19.
How they differ
- Shimane also has the larger population: 665,000 against 154,000, 4.31× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 97 in Shimane against 27 in Prince Edward Island: Shimane is 3.59× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,800 km apart.
- On a standard web map Prince Edward Island looks larger than Shimane: Shimane at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Prince Edward Island at 46°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Prince Edward Island as 1.17× the size of Shimane, when Shimane is 1.20× the size of Prince Edward Island.
- Together Shimane and Prince Edward Island cover 12,600 km², close to the size of Bahamas (12,600 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,140 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Prince Edward Island's density, Shimane would have 185,000 people (it has 665,000). At Shimane's density, Prince Edward Island would have 554,000 (it has 154,000).
- Prince Edward Island's centre is 11.3° of latitude, about 1,260 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.
- Prince Edward Island is the 13th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Prince Edward Island lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,260 km) north of Shimane.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shimane would have about 10,350 m² and each person in Prince Edward Island about 37,150 m².
- Laid side by side, Shimane and Prince Edward Island would cover 12,600 km², about the same size as the Bahamas.
- Together they have 819,000 people, 1.04× as many people as Bhutan.
Side by side
| Shimane | Prince Edward Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | ProvinceCanada |
| Area, measured | 6,880 km²2,660 mi² | 5,730 km²2,210 mi² |
| Official area | 6,710 km²Wikidata | 5,620 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 19th of 47in Japan | 13th of 13in Canada |
| Population | 665,000Wikidata, 2021 | 154,000Wikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 46th of 47in Japan | 10th of 13in Canada |
| Density | 97 per km² | 27 per km² |
| Capital | Matsue | Charlottetown |
| Latitude range | 34°N to 36°N | 46°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021. 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 5,730 km² is 2.0% above Wikidata's official figure of 5,620 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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