West Bengal is 1.10× the size of Hokkaido (Japan)

West Bengal (state of India) covers about 86,400 km² (33,300 mi²) and Hokkaido (Japan) (prefecture of Japan) about 78,800 km² (30,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

86,400km²West Bengal
78,800km²Hokkaido (Japan)

100 km

West Bengal
Hokkaido (Japan)

Hokkaido (Japan): Part of this region's boundary is disputed with Russia. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.

What fits

Hokkaido (Japan) is 91% of the size of West Bengal.
West Bengal is larger by 7,580 km² (2,930 mi²), which is 9.6% of the area of Hokkaido (Japan).
Measured in Belgiums: West Bengal is about 2.82, Hokkaido (Japan) about 2.57.

How they differ

West Bengal also has the larger population: 91.3 million against 5.4 million, 16.8× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 1,057 in West Bengal against 69 in Hokkaido (Japan): West Bengal is 15.3× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 5,400 km apart.
On a standard web map Hokkaido (Japan) looks larger than West Bengal: West Bengal at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Hokkaido (Japan) at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Hokkaido (Japan) as 1.45× the size of West Bengal, when West Bengal is 1.10× the size of Hokkaido (Japan).
Together West Bengal and Hokkaido (Japan) cover 165,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 1.4% bigger).
The gap between them, 7,580 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
At Hokkaido (Japan)'s density, West Bengal would have 6.0 million people (it has 91.3 million). At West Bengal's density, Hokkaido (Japan) would have 83.3 million (it has 5.4 million).
Hokkaido (Japan)'s centre is 19.6° of latitude, about 2,180 km, farther north than West Bengal's.
West Bengal is the 13th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 2.7% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
Hokkaido (Japan) is the largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 21% of its area; it is the 47th most densely populated of them.
Hokkaido (Japan) lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,180 km) north of West Bengal.
Shared out evenly, each person in West Bengal would have about 950 m² and each person in Hokkaido (Japan) about 14,500 m².
Laid side by side, West Bengal and Hokkaido (Japan) would cover 165,000 km², 1.05× the size of Tunisia.
Together they have 96.7 million people, about as many people as Vietnam.

Side by side

	West Bengal	Hokkaido (Japan)
Is a	StateIndia	PrefectureJapan
Area, measured	86,400 km²33,300 mi²	78,800 km²30,400 mi²
Official area	88,800 km²Wikidata	83,400 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	13th of 36in India	1st of 47in Japan
Population	91.3 millionWikidata, 2011	5.4 millionWikidata, 2014
Rank by population	4th of 36in India	8th of 47in Japan
Density	1,057 per km²	69 per km²
Capital	Kolkata	Sapporo
Latitude range	22°N to 27°N	41°N to 46°N

Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2014. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 86,400 km² is 2.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 88,800 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
Our measured 78,800 km² is 5.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 83,400 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

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