Croatia vs Japan
Japan is 6.68 times larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into Japan about 6.7 times.
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0.15×
Croatia is 0.15× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 6.68× the size of Croatia.
| Croatia | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | Tokyo |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× 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 Croatia bigger than Japan?
- No. Croatia is 6.68 times smaller than Japan. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into Japan?
- About 6.7 times: Japan has 6.68× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Croatia and Japan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× 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, Croatia or Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², Japan 326 per km².