Thuringia is 1.04× the size of Iwate
Thuringia (state of Germany) covers about 16,100 km² (6,200 mi²) and Iwate (prefecture of Japan) about 15,500 km² (5,970 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 16,100km²Thuringia
- 15,500km²Iwate
50 km
- Thuringia
- Iwate
What fits
- Iwate is 96% of the size of Thuringia.
- Thuringia is larger by 594 km² (229 mi²), which is 3.8% of the area of Iwate.
- Measured in Belgiums: Thuringia is about 0.52, Iwate about 0.50.
How they differ
- Thuringia also has the larger population: 2.1 million against 1.2 million, 1.75× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 131 in Thuringia against 78 in Iwate: Thuringia is 1.69× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,850 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Thuringia at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Iwate at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Thuringia as 1.55× the size of Iwate instead of 1.04×.
- Together Thuringia and Iwate cover 31,500 km², close to the size of Belgium (30,700 km², 2.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 594 km², is about the size of Tonga (603 km²).
- At Iwate's density, Thuringia would have 1.3 million people (it has 2.1 million). At Thuringia's density, Iwate would have 2.0 million (it has 1.2 million).
- Thuringia's centre is 11.3° of latitude, about 1,260 km, farther north than Iwate's.
- Thuringia is the 11th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 4.5% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Iwate is the 2nd largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 46th most densely populated of them.
- Thuringia lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,260 km) north of Iwate.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Thuringia would have about 7,610 m² and each person in Iwate about 12,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Thuringia and Iwate would cover 31,500 km², about the same size as Belgium.
- Together they have 3.3 million people, about as many people as Mongolia.
Side by side
| Thuringia | Iwate | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 16,100 km²6,200 mi² | 15,500 km²5,970 mi² |
| Official area | 16,200 km²Wikidata | 15,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 11th of 16in Germany | 2nd of 47in Japan |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 16in Germany | 32nd of 47in Japan |
| Density | 131 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Erfurt | Morioka |
| Latitude range | 50°N to 52°N | 39°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,100 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 15,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 15,500 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