Prefecture of Japan
Tokushima
徳島県Tokushima is a prefecture of Japan. It covers about 4,250 km² (1,640 mi²), the 34th largest of the 47 prefectures in Natural Earth’s file for Japan, and 1.08× the size of Cape Verde. About 722,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
50 km
- Tokushima
- Cape Verde
Facts
| Area, measured | 4,250 km²1,640 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 4,150 km²Wikidata · 2.5% below our measure |
| Share of Japan | 1.1%of the area of the 47 prefectures |
| Rank by area | 34th of 47prefectures of Japan |
| Population | 722,000Wikidata, 2020 · the only figure Wikidata has; most units carry 2021 |
| Density | 170 people per km² |
| Capital | Tokushima |
| Latitude range | 34°N to 34°N |
| Type | PrefectureJP-36 |
What the numbers say about Tokushima
- Tokushima covers 1.1% of the area of Japan and ranks 44th of 47 by population, against 34th by area.
- It would take 87.9 prefectures the size of Tokushima to cover Japan.
- The largest, Hokkaido (Japan), is 18.5× the size of Tokushima; the smallest, Kagawa, is 44% of it.
- Closest in size within Japan: Fukui (4,220 km², 1.01×) and Toyama (4,370 km², 1.03×).
- Counted as a country, Tokushima would be larger than 65 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 175th by area, between Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²) and Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- With 722,000 people it would rank 166th of 238 by population.
- Tokushima has 170 people per km², about the density of Guatemala, which has 159 per km².
- That makes Tokushima the 36th most densely populated of the 47 prefectures, 50% of the average for Japan (338 per km²).
- Wikidata holds no 2021 figure for Tokushima; the 2020 figure is the only one it has, so Tokushima is not counted the same way as the 38 prefectures that carry 2021.
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large in area, so Tokushima looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Tokushima stretches about 80 km north to south and 102 km east to west.
- Our measured 4,250 km² is 2.5% above Wikidata's official figure of 4,150 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaShanghai63% · 6,750 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- United StatesAreaDelaware82% · 5,170 km²PeopleAlaska0.98× · 733,000 (2020)
- IndiaAreaGoa1.24× · 3,420 km²PeopleSikkim1.10× · 658,000 (2011)
- GermanyAreaSaarland1.60× · 2,650 km²PeopleBremen1.04× · 693,000 (2022)
- FranceAreaRéunion (France)1.65× · 2,580 km²PeopleRéunion (France)82% · 881,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreaMolise0.94× · 4,530 km²PeopleUmbria82% · 882,000 (2019)
- SpainAreaBalearic Islands83% · 5,120 km²PeopleNavarre1.06× · 678,000 (2024)
- BrazilAreaFederal District73% · 5,790 km²PeopleAmapá0.98× · 734,000 (2022)
- CanadaAreaPrince Edward Island74% · 5,730 km²PeopleNew Brunswick0.93× · 776,000 (2021)
- AustraliaAreaAustralian Capital Territory1.81× · 2,350 km²PeopleTasmania (Australia)1.34× · 540,000 (2020)
- MexicoAreaTlaxcala1.10× · 3,870 km²PeopleColima0.99× · 731,000 (2020)
- ThailandAreaNong Bua Lamphu1.00× · 4,240 km²PeopleChachoengsao1.00× · 721,000 (2020)
Where Tokushima sits in Japan
All 47 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
Ranked within Japan
Compare Tokushima
- Alaska vs Tokushima
- Amapá vs Tokushima
- Lampang vs Tokushima
- Kamphaeng Phet vs Tokushima
- Colima vs Tokushima
- Nakhon Phanom vs Tokushima
- Chachoengsao vs Tokushima
- Tokushima vs Cape Verde
- Trinidad and Tobago vs Tokushima
- Tokushima vs Luxembourg
- Tokushima vs Australian Capital Territory
- Prince Edward Island vs Tokushima
- Shanghai vs Tokushima
- Federal District vs Tokushima
- Delaware vs Tokushima
- Tokushima vs Goa
- Tokushima vs Tlaxcala
- Balearic Islands vs Tokushima
- Tokushima vs Réunion (France)
- Tokushima vs Saarland
- Molise vs Tokushima
- Tokushima vs Nong Bua Lamphu
- Tokushima vs Phichit
- Tokushima vs Pattani
Share this outline
Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2020. Japan’s units share the 2021 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12