France vs Japan
France is 70% larger than Japan. Japan would fit into France about 1.7 times.
FranceJapanFrance moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
1.7×
France is 1.7× the area of Japan.
| France | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 643,801 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 68,720,337 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 107 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Paris | Tokyo |
| Region | Western Europe | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. France sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.87× 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 France bigger than Japan?
- Yes. France is 70% larger than Japan. France covers 643,801 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into France?
- About 1.7 times: France has 1.7× the area of Japan.
- Why do France and Japan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. France is drawn about 1.87× 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, France or Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 68,720,337. Density: France 107 per km², Japan 326 per km².