Tokyo is 1.47× the size of Delhi
Tokyo (metropolis of Japan) covers about 2,180 km² (843 mi²) and Delhi (union territory of India) about 1,480 km² (572 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,180km²Tokyo
- 1,480km²Delhi
500 km
- Tokyo
- Delhi
What fits
- Delhi is 68% of the size of Tokyo.
- Tokyo is larger by 701 km² (271 mi²), which is 47% of the area of Delhi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tokyo is about 0.07, Delhi about 0.05.
How they differ
- Tokyo is larger, but Delhi has the larger population: 16.8 million against 14.3 million, 1.18× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 11,325 in Delhi against 6,534 in Tokyo: Delhi is 1.73× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,850 km apart.
- Together Tokyo and Delhi cover 3,670 km², close to the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km², 7.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 701 km², is about the size of Bahrain (688 km²).
- At Delhi's density, Tokyo would have 24.7 million people (it has 14.3 million). At Tokyo's density, Delhi would have 9.7 million (it has 16.8 million).
- Tokyo's centre is 6.4° of latitude, about 710 km, farther north than Delhi's.
- Tokyo is the 44th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 0.6% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Delhi is the 32nd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Tokyo lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 707 km) north of Delhi.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tokyo would have about 150 m² and each person in Delhi about 90 m².
- Laid side by side, Tokyo and Delhi would cover 3,670 km², 93% of the size of Cape Verde.
- Together they have 31.1 million people, about as many people as Ivory Coast.
- Tokyo is drawn from 173 points and Delhi is drawn from 40 points: at sizes under 2,500 km² the outlines are a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
Side by side
| Tokyo | Delhi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MetropolisJapan | Union TerritoryIndia |
| Area, measured | 2,180 km²843 mi² | 1,480 km²572 mi² |
| Official area | 2,190 km²Wikidata | 1,480 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 44th of 47in Japan | 32nd of 36in India |
| Population | 14.3 millionWikidata, 2022 | 16.8 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 47in Japan | 19th of 36in India |
| Density | 6,534 per km² | 11,325 per km² |
| Capital | Shinjuku; Tokyo | – |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 36°N | 28°N to 29°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,190 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,180 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,480 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,480 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