Prefecture of Japan
Tottori
鳥取県Tottori is a prefecture of Japan. It covers about 3,700 km² (1,430 mi²), the 41st largest of the 47 prefectures in Natural Earth’s file for Japan, and 94% of the size of Cape Verde. About 550,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2021).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 3,700 km²1,430 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 3,510 km²Wikidata · 5.6% below our measure |
| Share of Japan | 1.0%of the area of the 47 prefectures |
| Rank by area | 41st of 47prefectures of Japan |
| Population | 550,000Wikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 148 people per km² |
| Capital | Tottori |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 36°N |
| Type | PrefectureJP-31 |
What the numbers say about Tottori
- Tottori covers 1.0% of the area of Japan and ranks 47th of 47 by population, against 41st by area.
- It would take 101 prefectures the size of Tottori to cover Japan.
- The largest, Hokkaido (Japan), is 21.3× the size of Tottori; the smallest, Kagawa, is 50% of it.
- Closest in size within Japan: Nara (3,850 km², 1.04×) and Saitama (3,880 km², 1.05×).
- Counted as a country, Tottori would be larger than 63 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 177th by area, between South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (3,920 km²) and French Polynesia (3,340 km²).
- With 550,000 people it would rank 173rd of 238 by population.
- Tottori has 148 people per km², about the density of Malawi, which has 147 per km².
- That makes Tottori the 37th most densely populated of the 47 prefectures, 44% of the average for Japan (338 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large in area, so Tottori looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Tottori stretches about 61 km north to south and 126 km east to west.
- Our measured 3,700 km² is 5.6% above Wikidata's official figure of 3,510 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
About the same size as
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.
- ChinaAreaShanghai55% · 6,750 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- United StatesAreaRhode Island1.31× · 2,830 km²PeopleWyoming0.95× · 577,000 (2020)
- IndiaAreaGoa1.08× · 3,420 km²PeopleDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu0.94× · 586,000 (2011)
- GermanyAreaSaarland1.40× · 2,650 km²PeopleBremen79% · 693,000 (2022)
- FranceAreaRéunion (France)1.43× · 2,580 km²PeopleGuadeloupe1.43× · 384,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreaAosta Valley1.12× · 3,300 km²PeopleBasilicata0.98× · 563,000 (2019)
- SpainAreaBalearic Islands72% · 5,120 km²PeopleCantabria0.93× · 592,000 (2024)
- BrazilAreaFederal District64% · 5,790 km²PeopleRoraima86% · 637,000 (2022)
- CanadaAreaPrince Edward Island65% · 5,730 km²PeopleNewfoundland and Labrador1.08× · 511,000 (2021)
- AustraliaAreaAustralian Capital Territory1.58× · 2,350 km²PeopleTasmania (Australia)1.02× · 540,000 (2020)
- MexicoAreaTlaxcala0.96× · 3,870 km²PeopleBaja California Sur86% · 637,000 (2010)
- ThailandAreaRayong1.01× · 3,660 km²PeoplePrachuap Khiri Khan1.00× · 551,000 (2020)
Where Tottori sits in Japan
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Compare Tottori
- Tasmania (Australia) vs Tottori
- Prachuap Khiri Khan vs Tottori
- Cape Verde vs Tottori
- Tottori vs Samoa
- Tottori vs Luxembourg
- Tottori vs Australian Capital Territory
- Prince Edward Island vs Tottori
- Shanghai vs Tottori
- Federal District vs Tottori
- Tottori vs Rhode Island
- Tottori vs Goa
- Tlaxcala vs Tottori
- Balearic Islands vs Tottori
- Tottori vs Réunion (France)
- Tottori vs Saarland
- Tottori vs Aosta Valley
- Tottori vs Rayong
- Tottori vs Ranong
- Tottori vs Nong Khai
- Tottori vs Phatthalung
- Tottori vs Saraburi
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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, 2021. 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