Azerbaijan vs Japan
Japan is 4.36 times larger than Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan would fit into Japan about 4.4 times.
AzerbaijanJapanAzerbaijan moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
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Azerbaijan is 0.23× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 4.36× the size of Azerbaijan.
| Azerbaijan | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 86,600 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 10,246,996 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 118 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Baku | Tokyo |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Azerbaijan sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.72× 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 Azerbaijan bigger than Japan?
- No. Azerbaijan is 4.36 times smaller than Japan. Azerbaijan covers 86,600 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Azerbaijan fit into Japan?
- About 4.4 times: Japan has 4.36× the area of Azerbaijan.
- Why do Azerbaijan and Japan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Azerbaijan is drawn about 1.72× 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, Azerbaijan or Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 10,246,996. Density: Azerbaijan 118 per km², Japan 326 per km².