Burundi vs Japan
Japan is 13.6 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into Japan about 14 times.
BurundiJapanBurundi moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
0.07×
Burundi is 0.07× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 13.6× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Tokyo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Burundi sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. That difference is why Japan looks so much bigger than it is next to Burundi. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Burundi bigger than Japan?
- No. Burundi is 13.6 times smaller than Japan. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Japan?
- About 14 times: Japan has 13.6× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and Japan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burundi is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Japan about 1.59×. That is why Japan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Burundi. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Burundi or Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 14,390,003. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Japan 326 per km².