West Virginia is 10.8× the size of Mie
West Virginia (state of the United States) covers about 62,700 km² (24,200 mi²) and Mie (prefecture of Japan) about 5,820 km² (2,250 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 62,700km²West Virginia
- 5,820km²Mie
100 km
- West Virginia
- Mie
What fits
- Mie fits inside West Virginia about 10.8 times by area.
- West Virginia is larger by 56,900 km² (22,000 mi²), which is 978% of the area of Mie.
- Measured in Belgiums: West Virginia is about 2.05, Mie about 0.19.
How they differ
- West Virginia also has the larger population: 1.8 million against 1.8 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 304 in Mie against 29 in West Virginia: Mie is 10.6× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,000 km apart.
- Together West Virginia and Mie cover 68,600 km², close to the size of Ireland (69,400 km², 1.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 56,900 km², is about the size of Togo (56,900 km²).
- At Mie's density, West Virginia would have 19.1 million people (it has 1.8 million). At West Virginia's density, Mie would have 166,000 (it has 1.8 million).
- West Virginia's centre is 4.1° of latitude, about 460 km, farther north than Mie's.
- West Virginia is the 41st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Mie is the 25th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 21st most densely populated of them.
- West Virginia lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 460 km) north of Mie.
- Shared out evenly, each person in West Virginia would have about 34,980 m² and each person in Mie about 3,290 m².
- Laid side by side, West Virginia and Mie would cover 68,600 km², about the same size as Ireland.
- Together they have 3.6 million people, about as many people as Eritrea.
Side by side
| West Virginia | Mie | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 62,700 km²24,200 mi² | 5,820 km²2,250 mi² |
| Official area | 62,800 km²Wikidata | 5,780 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 41st of 51in the United States | 25th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 39th of 51in the United States | 22nd of 47in Japan |
| Density | 29 per km² | 304 per km² |
| Capital | Charleston | Tsu |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 41°N | 34°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 62,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 62,700 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 5,780 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,820 km², to within 2%.
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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