Guatemala vs Japan
Japan is 3.47 times larger than Guatemala. Guatemala would fit into Japan about 3.5 times.
GuatemalaJapanGuatemala moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
0.29×
Guatemala is 0.29× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 3.47× the size of Guatemala.
| Guatemala | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 108,889 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 18,687,881 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 172 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Guatemala City | Tokyo |
| Region | Central America | 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. Guatemala sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× its true area; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. That difference is why Japan looks so much bigger than it is next to Guatemala. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Guatemala bigger than Japan?
- No. Guatemala is 3.47 times smaller than Japan. Guatemala covers 108,889 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into Japan?
- About 3.5 times: Japan has 3.47× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Guatemala and Japan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guatemala is drawn about 1.08× its true area there and Japan about 1.59×. That is why Japan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Guatemala. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Guatemala or Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 18,687,881. Density: Guatemala 172 per km², Japan 326 per km².