Antigua and Barbuda vs Japan
Japan is 859 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Japan about 859 times.
Antigua and BarbudaJapanAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.0× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 859× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Tokyo |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Japan?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 859 times smaller than Japan. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Japan?
- About 859 times: Japan has 859× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Japan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and Japan about 1.59×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Antigua and Barbuda or Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Japan 326 per km².