Eswatini vs Japan
Japan is 21.8 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Japan about 22 times.
EswatiniJapanEswatini moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.05× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 21.8× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Tokyo |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eswatini sits at about 27°S and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Eswatini bigger than Japan?
- No. Eswatini is 21.8 times smaller than Japan. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Japan?
- About 22 times: Japan has 21.8× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Japan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini is drawn about 1.25× 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, Eswatini or Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Japan 326 per km².