Yamaguchi is 1.12× the size of Cyprus
Yamaguchi (prefecture of Japan) covers about 6,020 km² (2,320 mi²) and Cyprus (Asia) about 5,400 km² (2,080 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,020km²Yamaguchi
- 5,400km²Cyprus
50 km
- Yamaguchi
- Cyprus
What fits
- Cyprus is 90% of the size of Yamaguchi.
- Yamaguchi is larger by 627 km² (242 mi²), which is 12% of the area of Cyprus.
- Measured in Belgiums: Yamaguchi is about 0.20, Cyprus about 0.18.
How they differ
- Yamaguchi is larger, but Cyprus has the larger population: 1.3 million against 1.3 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 249 in Cyprus against 222 in Yamaguchi: Cyprus is 1.12× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,590 km apart.
- Together Yamaguchi and Cyprus cover 11,400 km², close to the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km², 1.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 627 km², is about the size of Micronesia (634 km²).
- At Cyprus's density, Yamaguchi would have 1.5 million people (it has 1.3 million). At Yamaguchi's density, Cyprus would have 1.2 million (it has 1.3 million).
- Cyprus's centre is 0.7° of latitude, about 80 km, farther north than Yamaguchi's.
- Yamaguchi is the 24th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 28th most densely populated of them.
- Cyprus ranks 174th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 34°N and 35°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Yamaguchi would have about 4,510 m² and each person in Cyprus about 4,010 m².
- Laid side by side, Yamaguchi and Cyprus would cover 11,400 km², about the same size as Qatar.
- Together they have 2.7 million people, about as many people as Jamaica.
- Counted as a country, Yamaguchi would rank 172nd by area and 159th by population.
Side by side
| Yamaguchi | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 6,020 km²2,320 mi² | 5,400 km²2,080 mi² |
| Official area | 6,110 km²Wikidata | 9,240 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 47in Japan | 173rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 27th of 47in Japan | 158th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 222 per km² | 249 per km² |
| Capital | Yamaguchi | Nicosia |
| Latitude range | 34°N to 35°N | 35°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 6,110 km² agrees with our measured area of 6,020 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 5,400 km² is 42% below Wikidata's official figure of 9,240 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 for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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