Cambodia vs Japan
Japan is 2.09 times larger than Cambodia. Cambodia would fit into Japan about 2.1 times.
CambodiaJapanCambodia moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
0.48×
Cambodia is 0.48× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 2.09× the size of Cambodia.
| Cambodia | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Tokyo |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Cambodia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Cambodia. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Cambodia bigger than Japan?
- No. Cambodia is 2.09 times smaller than Japan. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Cambodia fit into Japan?
- About 2.1 times: Japan has 2.09× the area of Cambodia.
- Why do Cambodia and Japan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Japan about 1.59×. That is why Japan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Cambodia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Cambodia or Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 17,847,982. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Japan 326 per km².