Wakayama is 1.29× the size of Goa
Wakayama (prefecture of Japan) covers about 4,430 km² (1,710 mi²) and Goa (state of India) about 3,420 km² (1,320 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 4,430km²Wakayama
- 3,420km²Goa
20 km
- Wakayama
- Goa
What fits
- Goa is 77% of the size of Wakayama.
- Wakayama is larger by 1,010 km² (389 mi²), which is 29% of the area of Goa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Wakayama is about 0.14, Goa about 0.11.
How they differ
- Wakayama is larger, but Goa has the larger population: 1.5 million against 911,000, 1.60× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 426 in Goa against 206 in Wakayama: Goa is 2.07× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,450 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Wakayama at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Goa at 15°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Wakayama as 1.75× the size of Goa instead of 1.29×.
- Together Wakayama and Goa cover 7,850 km², close to the size of Lebanon (10,000 km², 27% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,010 km², is about the size of Hong Kong (1,040 km²).
- At Goa's density, Wakayama would have 1.9 million people (it has 911,000). At Wakayama's density, Goa would have 703,000 (it has 1.5 million).
- Wakayama's centre is 18.6° of latitude, about 2,060 km, farther north than Goa's.
- Wakayama is the 32nd largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Goa is the 31st largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.1% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Wakayama lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,060 km) north of Goa.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Wakayama would have about 4,860 m² and each person in Goa about 2,350 m².
- Laid side by side, Wakayama and Goa would cover 7,850 km², 78% of the size of Lebanon.
- Together they have 2.4 million people, about as many people as Moldova.
Side by side
| Wakayama | Goa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 4,430 km²1,710 mi² | 3,420 km²1,320 mi² |
| Official area | 4,730 km²Wikidata | 3,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 32nd of 47in Japan | 31st of 36in India |
| Population | 911,000Wikidata, 2021 | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 40th of 47in Japan | 27th of 36in India |
| Density | 206 per km² | 426 per km² |
| Capital | Wakayama | Panaji |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 34°N | 15°N to 16°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 4,430 km² is 6.3% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,730 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Our measured 3,420 km² is 7.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,700 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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