China vs Japan
China is 25.4 times larger than Japan. Japan would fit into China about 25 times.
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25.4×
China is 25.4× the area of Japan.
| China | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,596,961 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 1,406,585,000 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Beijing | Tokyo |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 17 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. China sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.56× 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 China bigger than Japan?
- Yes. China is 25.4 times larger than Japan. China covers 9,596,961 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into China?
- About 25 times: China has 25.4× the area of Japan.
- Why do China and Japan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. China is drawn about 1.56× 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, China or Japan?
- China: 1,406,585,000 people against 123,366,734. Density: China 147 per km², Japan 326 per km².