Greece vs Japan
Japan is 2.86 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Japan about 2.9 times.
GreeceJapanGreece moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
0.35×
Greece is 0.35× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 2.86× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Tokyo |
| Region | Southern Europe | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× 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 Greece bigger than Japan?
- No. Greece is 2.86 times smaller than Japan. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Japan?
- About 2.9 times: Japan has 2.86× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Japan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× 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, Greece or Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Japan 326 per km².