Shizuoka is 1.03× the size of Canary Islands
Shizuoka (prefecture of Japan) covers about 7,670 km² (2,960 mi²) and Canary Islands (autonomous community of Spain) about 7,440 km² (2,870 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 7,670km²Shizuoka
- 7,440km²Canary Islands
100 km
- Shizuoka
- Canary Islands
What fits
- Canary Islands is 97% of the size of Shizuoka.
- Shizuoka is larger by 233 km² (90.1 mi²), which is 3.1% of the area of Canary Islands.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shizuoka is about 0.25, Canary Islands about 0.24.
How they differ
- Shizuoka also has the larger population: 3.6 million against 2.2 million, 1.62× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 471 in Shizuoka against 300 in Canary Islands: Shizuoka is 1.57× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,500 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shizuoka at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Canary Islands at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Shizuoka as 1.19× the size of Canary Islands instead of 1.03×.
- Together Shizuoka and Canary Islands cover 15,100 km², close to the size of East Timor (15,100 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 233 km², is about the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis (264 km²).
- At Canary Islands's density, Shizuoka would have 2.3 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Shizuoka's density, Canary Islands would have 3.5 million (it has 2.2 million).
- Shizuoka's centre is 6.7° of latitude, about 740 km, farther north than Canary Islands's.
- Shizuoka is the 14th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 2.1% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Canary Islands is the 13th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Shizuoka lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 741 km) north of Canary Islands.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shizuoka would have about 2,120 m² and each person in Canary Islands about 3,340 m².
- Laid side by side, Shizuoka and Canary Islands would cover 15,100 km², about the same size as East Timor.
- Together they have 5.8 million people, about as many people as Denmark.
Side by side
| Shizuoka | Canary Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 7,670 km²2,960 mi² | 7,440 km²2,870 mi² |
| Official area | 7,780 km²Wikidata | 7,450 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 47in Japan | 13th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2021 | 2.2 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 10th of 47in Japan | 8th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 471 per km² | 300 per km² |
| Capital | Shizuoka | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 36°N | 28°N to 29°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 7,780 km² agrees with our measured area of 7,670 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 7,450 km² agrees with our measured area of 7,440 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Canary Islands is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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