Veneto is 1.17× the size of Iwate
Veneto (region of Italy) covers about 18,000 km² (6,960 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.
- 18,000km²Veneto
- 15,500km²Iwate
50 km
- Veneto
- Iwate
What fits
- Iwate is 86% of the size of Veneto.
- Veneto is larger by 2,560 km² (990 mi²), which is 17% of the area of Iwate.
- Measured in Belgiums: Veneto is about 0.59, Iwate about 0.50.
How they differ
- Veneto also has the larger population: 4.9 million against 1.2 million, 4.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 272 in Veneto against 78 in Iwate: Veneto is 3.49× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,290 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Veneto at 46°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Iwate at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Veneto as 1.42× the size of Iwate instead of 1.17×.
- Together Veneto and Iwate cover 33,500 km², close to the size of Moldova (33,200 km², 0.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,560 km², is about the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km²).
- At Iwate's density, Veneto would have 1.4 million people (it has 4.9 million). At Veneto's density, Iwate would have 4.2 million (it has 1.2 million).
- Veneto's centre is 6.1° of latitude, about 670 km, farther north than Iwate's.
- Veneto is the 8th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 6.0% of its area; it is the 5th 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.
- Veneto lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 675 km) north of Iwate.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Veneto would have about 3,680 m² and each person in Iwate about 12,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Veneto and Iwate would cover 33,500 km², about the same size as Moldova.
- Together they have 6.1 million people, about as many people as Turkmenistan.
Side by side
| Veneto | Iwate | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionItaly | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 18,000 km²6,960 mi² | 15,500 km²5,970 mi² |
| Official area | 18,300 km²Wikidata | 15,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 20in Italy | 2nd of 47in Japan |
| Population | 4.9 millionWikidata, 2019 | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 20in Italy | 32nd of 47in Japan |
| Density | 272 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Venice | Morioka |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 47°N | 39°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 18,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 18,000 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 Veneto 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