Tuscany is 1.48× the size of Iwate
Tuscany (region of Italy) covers about 23,000 km² (8,870 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.
- 23,000km²Tuscany
- 15,500km²Iwate
50 km
- Tuscany
- Iwate
What fits
- Iwate is 67% of the size of Tuscany.
- Tuscany is larger by 7,490 km² (2,890 mi²), which is 48% of the area of Iwate.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tuscany is about 0.75, Iwate about 0.50.
How they differ
- Tuscany also has the larger population: 3.7 million against 1.2 million, 3.09× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 162 in Tuscany against 78 in Iwate: Tuscany is 2.08× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,520 km apart.
- Together Tuscany and Iwate cover 38,400 km², close to the size of Netherlands (37,100 km², 3.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 7,490 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Iwate's density, Tuscany would have 1.8 million people (it has 3.7 million). At Tuscany's density, Iwate would have 2.5 million (it has 1.2 million).
- Tuscany's centre is 3.9° of latitude, about 430 km, farther north than Iwate's.
- Tuscany is the 5th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 7.6% of its area; it is the 11th 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.
- Tuscany lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 429 km) north of Iwate.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tuscany would have about 6,160 m² and each person in Iwate about 12,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Tuscany and Iwate would cover 38,400 km², 1.04× the size of the Netherlands.
- Together they have 4.9 million people, about as many people as Oman.
Side by side
| Tuscany | Iwate | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionItaly | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 23,000 km²8,870 mi² | 15,500 km²5,970 mi² |
| Official area | 23,000 km²Wikidata | 15,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 20in Italy | 2nd of 47in Japan |
| Population | 3.7 millionWikidata, 2019 | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 9th of 20in Italy | 32nd of 47in Japan |
| Density | 162 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Florence | Morioka |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 44°N | 39°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 23,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 23,000 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. The outline of Tuscany is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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