Tibet is 147× the size of Shizuoka
Tibet (autonomous region of China) covers about 1,130,000 km² (436,000 mi²) and Shizuoka (prefecture of Japan) about 7,670 km² (2,960 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,130,000km²Tibet
- 7,670km²Shizuoka
500 km
- Tibet
- Shizuoka
Tibet: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with India. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Shizuoka fits inside Tibet about 147 times by area.
- Tibet is larger by 1,122,000 km² (433,000 mi²), which is 14,633% of the area of Shizuoka.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tibet is about 36.8, Shizuoka about 0.25.
How they differ
- Tibet also has the larger population: 3.6 million against 3.6 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 471 in Shizuoka against 3.2 in Tibet: Shizuoka is 146× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,620 km apart.
- Together Tibet and Shizuoka cover 1,137,000 km², close to the size of Colombia (1,135,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,122,000 km², is about the size of Ethiopia (1,127,000 km²).
- At Shizuoka's density, Tibet would have 531.8 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Tibet's density, Shizuoka would have 25,000 (it has 3.6 million).
- Shizuoka's centre is 3.3° of latitude, about 360 km, farther north than Tibet's.
- Tibet is the 3rd largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 12% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Shizuoka is the 14th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 2.1% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Shizuoka lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 363 km) north of Tibet.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tibet would have about 309,690 m² and each person in Shizuoka about 2,120 m².
- Laid side by side, Tibet and Shizuoka would cover 1,137,000 km², about the same size as Colombia.
- Together they have 7.3 million people, about as many people as Kyrgyzstan.
Side by side
| Tibet | Shizuoka | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous RegionChina | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 1,130,000 km²436,000 mi² | 7,670 km²2,960 mi² |
| Official area | 1,228,000 km²Wikidata | 7,780 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 31in China | 14th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 31st of 31in China | 10th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 3.2 per km² | 471 per km² |
| Capital | Lhasa | Shizuoka |
| Latitude range | 27°N to 36°N | 35°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 1,130,000 km² is 8.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,228,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 7,780 km² agrees with our measured area of 7,670 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