Sikkim is 1.01× the size of Shimane

What fits

• Shimane is 99% of the size of Sikkim.
• Sikkim is larger by 64.8 km² (25.0 mi²), which is 0.9% of the area of Shimane.
• Measured in Belgiums: Sikkim is about 0.23, Shimane about 0.22.

How they differ

• Sikkim is larger, but Shimane has the larger population: 665,000 against 658,000, 1.01× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 97 in Shimane against 95 in Sikkim: Shimane is 1.02× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 4,240 km apart.
• On a standard web map Shimane looks larger than Sikkim: Sikkim at 28°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Shimane at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Shimane as 1.16× the size of Sikkim, when Sikkim is 1.01× the size of Shimane.
• Together Sikkim and Shimane cover 13,800 km², close to the size of Montenegro (13,700 km², 0.7% smaller).
• At Shimane's density, Sikkim would have 671,000 people (it has 658,000). At Sikkim's density, Shimane would have 652,000 (it has 665,000).
• Shimane'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.
• 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.
• Shimane lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 834 km) north of Sikkim.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Sikkim would have about 10,550 m² and each person in Shimane about 10,350 m².
• Laid side by side, Sikkim and Shimane would cover 13,800 km², about the same size as Montenegro.
• Together they have 1.3 million people, about as many people as Cyprus.

Side by side

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 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.

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