Valencian Community is 1.50× the size of Iwate
Valencian Community (autonomous community of Spain) covers about 23,300 km² (8,980 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.
- 23,300km²Valencian Community
- 15,500km²Iwate
50 km
- Valencian Community
- Iwate
What fits
- Iwate is 67% of the size of Valencian Community.
- Valencian Community is larger by 7,790 km² (3,010 mi²), which is 50% of the area of Iwate.
- Measured in Belgiums: Valencian Community is about 0.76, Iwate about 0.50.
How they differ
- Valencian Community also has the larger population: 5.3 million against 1.2 million, 4.41× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 229 in Valencian Community against 78 in Iwate: Valencian Community is 2.93× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,400 km apart.
- Together Valencian Community and Iwate cover 38,700 km², close to the size of Bhutan (40,400 km², 4.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 7,790 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Iwate's density, Valencian Community would have 1.8 million people (it has 5.3 million). At Valencian Community's density, Iwate would have 3.5 million (it has 1.2 million).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
- Valencian Community is the 8th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 4.6% of its area; it is the 8th 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.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 39°N and 40°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Valencian Community would have about 4,380 m² and each person in Iwate about 12,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Valencian Community and Iwate would cover 38,700 km², 96% of the size of Bhutan.
- Together they have 6.5 million people, about as many people as Serbia.
Side by side
| Valencian Community | Iwate | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous communitySpain | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 23,300 km²8,980 mi² | 15,500 km²5,970 mi² |
| Official area | 23,300 km²Wikidata | 15,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 19in Spain | 2nd of 47in Japan |
| Population | 5.3 millionWikidata, 2024 | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 19in Spain | 32nd of 47in Japan |
| Density | 229 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Valencia | Morioka |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 41°N | 39°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 23,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 23,300 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 Valencian Community 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