South Australia is 152× the size of Tochigi
South Australia (state of Australia) covers about 984,000 km² (380,000 mi²) and Tochigi (prefecture of Japan) about 6,480 km² (2,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 984,000km²South Australia
- 6,480km²Tochigi
200 km
- South Australia
- Tochigi
What fits
- Tochigi fits inside South Australia about 152 times by area.
- South Australia is larger by 977,000 km² (377,000 mi²), which is 15,079% of the area of Tochigi.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Australia is about 32.1, Tochigi about 0.21.
How they differ
- South Australia is larger, but Tochigi has the larger population: 1.9 million against 1.9 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 297 in Tochigi against 1.9 in South Australia: Tochigi is 155× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,440 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: South Australia at 30°S is drawn about 1.3× too large and Tochigi at 37°N about 1.6×, so the map shows South Australia as 130× the size of Tochigi instead of 152×.
- Together South Australia and Tochigi cover 990,000 km², close to the size of Egypt (1,001,000 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 977,000 km², is about the size of Egypt (1,001,000 km²).
- At Tochigi's density, South Australia would have 292.6 million people (it has 1.9 million). At South Australia's density, Tochigi would have 12,000 (it has 1.9 million).
- Tochigi's centre is 66.8° of latitude, about 7,420 km, farther north than South Australia's.
- South Australia is the 4th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 13% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Tochigi is the 21st largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.7% of its area; it is the 22nd most densely populated of them.
- Tochigi lies about 67° of latitude (roughly 7,420 km) north of South Australia, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Australia would have about 520,100 m² and each person in Tochigi about 3,360 m².
- Laid side by side, South Australia and Tochigi would cover 990,000 km², about the same size as Egypt.
- Together they have 3.8 million people, about as many people as Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Side by side
| South Australia | Tochigi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 984,000 km²380,000 mi² | 6,480 km²2,500 mi² |
| Official area | 984,000 km²Wikidata | 6,410 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 8in Australia | 21st of 47in Japan |
| Population | 1.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 1.9 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 8in Australia | 19th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 1.9 per km² | 297 per km² |
| Capital | Adelaide | Utsunomiya |
| Latitude range | 38°S to 26°S | 36°N to 37°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 984,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 984,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 6,410 km² agrees with our measured area of 6,480 km², to within 2%.
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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
