Australia vs Japan
Australia is 20.4 times larger than Japan. Japan would fit into Australia about 20 times.
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20.4×
Australia is 20.4× the area of Japan.
| Australia | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 7,692,024 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 27,614,411 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 3.6 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Canberra | Tokyo |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | 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. Australia sits at about 26°S and is stretched to 1.23× 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 Australia bigger than Japan?
- Yes. Australia is 20.4 times larger than Japan. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Australia?
- About 20 times: Australia has 20.4× the area of Japan.
- Why do Australia and Japan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Australia is drawn about 1.23× 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, Australia or Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 27,614,411. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², Japan 326 per km².