Sikkim is 1.41× the size of Aichi
Sikkim (state of India) covers about 6,940 km² (2,680 mi²) and Aichi (prefecture of Japan) about 4,940 km² (1,910 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,940km²Sikkim
- 4,940km²Aichi
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- Sikkim
- Aichi
What fits
- Aichi is 71% of the size of Sikkim.
- Sikkim is larger by 2,000 km² (773 mi²), which is 41% of the area of Aichi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sikkim is about 0.23, Aichi about 0.16.
How they differ
- Sikkim is larger, but Aichi has the larger population: 7.5 million against 658,000, 11.4× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,523 in Aichi against 95 in Sikkim: Aichi is 16.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,660 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Sikkim at 28°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Aichi at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Sikkim as 1.20× the size of Aichi instead of 1.41×.
- Together Sikkim and Aichi cover 11,900 km², close to the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km², 2.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,000 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Aichi's density, Sikkim would have 10.6 million people (it has 658,000). At Sikkim's density, Aichi would have 468,000 (it has 7.5 million).
- Aichi's centre is 7.5° of latitude, about 830 km, farther north than Sikkim's.
- Sikkim is the 30th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 32nd most densely populated of them.
- Aichi is the 29th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Aichi lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 829 km) north of Sikkim.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sikkim would have about 10,550 m² and each person in Aichi about 660 m².
- Laid side by side, Sikkim and Aichi would cover 11,900 km², 97% of the size of Vanuatu.
- Together they have 8.2 million people, about as many people as Honduras.
Side by side
| Sikkim | Aichi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 6,940 km²2,680 mi² | 4,940 km²1,910 mi² |
| Official area | 7,100 km²Wikidata | 5,170 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 30th of 36in India | 29th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 658,000Wikidata, 2011 | 7.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 32nd of 36in India | 4th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 95 per km² | 1,523 per km² |
| Capital | Gangtok | Nagoya |
| Latitude range | 27°N to 28°N | 35°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 6,940 km² is 2.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 7,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 4,940 km² is 4.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 5,170 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