Israel vs Japan
Japan is 18.2 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Japan about 18 times.
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Israel is 0.05× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 18.2× the size of Israel.
| Israel | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Tokyo |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than Japan?
- No. Israel is 18.2 times smaller than Japan. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Japan?
- About 18 times: Japan has 18.2× the area of Israel.
- Why do Israel and Japan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 10,122,800. Density: Israel 487 per km², Japan 326 per km².