Tianjin is 1.07× the size of Gifu

Tianjin (municipality of China) covers about 11,500 km² (4,430 mi²) and Gifu (prefecture of Japan) about 10,700 km² (4,130 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

11,500km²Tianjin
10,700km²Gifu

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Tianjin
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What fits

Gifu is 93% of the size of Tianjin.
Tianjin is larger by 790 km² (305 mi²), which is 7.4% of the area of Gifu.
Measured in Belgiums: Tianjin is about 0.37, Gifu about 0.35.

How they differ

Tianjin also has the larger population: 13.9 million against 2.0 million, 7.02× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 1,208 in Tianjin against 185 in Gifu: Tianjin is 6.54× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 1,780 km apart.
Together Tianjin and Gifu cover 22,200 km², close to the size of Israel (22,100 km², 0.3% smaller).
The gap between them, 790 km², is about the size of Dominica (730 km²).
At Gifu's density, Tianjin would have 2.1 million people (it has 13.9 million). At Tianjin's density, Gifu would have 12.9 million (it has 2.0 million).
Tianjin's centre is 3.5° of latitude, about 390 km, farther north than Gifu's.
Tianjin is the 30th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.1% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
Gifu is the 7th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 2.9% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
Tianjin lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 392 km) north of Gifu.
Shared out evenly, each person in Tianjin would have about 830 m² and each person in Gifu about 5,410 m².
Laid side by side, Tianjin and Gifu would cover 22,200 km², about the same size as Belize.
Together they have 15.8 million people, 1.04× as many people as Zimbabwe.

Side by side

	Tianjin	Gifu
Is a	MunicipalityChina	PrefectureJapan
Area, measured	11,500 km²4,430 mi²	10,700 km²4,130 mi²
Official area	11,900 km²Wikidata	10,600 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	30th of 31in China	7th of 47in Japan
Population	13.9 millionWikidata, 2020	2.0 millionWikidata, 2020
Rank by population	27th of 31in China	17th of 47in Japan
Density	1,208 per km²	185 per km²
Capital	–	Gifu
Latitude range	39°N to 40°N	35°N to 36°N

Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 11,500 km² is 3.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 11,900 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
Wikidata's official figure of 10,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 10,700 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

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