Guyana vs Japan
Japan is 76% larger than Guyana. Guyana would fit into Japan about 1.8 times.
GuyanaJapanGuyana moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
0.57×
Guyana is 0.57× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 1.76× the size of Guyana.
| Guyana | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 214,970 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 835,986 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 3.9 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Georgetown | Tokyo |
| Region | South America | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guyana sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Guyana. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Guyana bigger than Japan?
- No. Guyana is 43% smaller than Japan. Guyana covers 214,970 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into Japan?
- About 1.8 times: Japan has 1.76× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Guyana and Japan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guyana is drawn about 1.01× its true area there and Japan about 1.59×. That is why Japan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Guyana. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Guyana or Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 835,986. Density: Guyana 3.9 per km², Japan 326 per km².