Japan vs Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is 7.21 times larger than Japan. Japan would fit into Kazakhstan about 7.2 times.
JapanKazakhstanJapan moved onto Kazakhstan · Equal-area projection
0.14×
Japan is 0.14× the area of Kazakhstan. Put the other way, Kazakhstan is 7.21× the size of Japan.
| Japan | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 2,724,900 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 20,843,754 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 7.6 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Astana |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× its true area; Kazakhstan at 48° N is stretched to 2.27×. That difference is why Kazakhstan looks so much bigger than it is next to Japan. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Japan bigger than Kazakhstan?
- No. Japan is 7.21 times smaller than Kazakhstan. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Kazakhstan?
- About 7.2 times: Kazakhstan has 7.21× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and Kazakhstan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× its true area there and Kazakhstan about 2.27×. That is why Kazakhstan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Japan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Japan or Kazakhstan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 20,843,754. Density: Japan 326 per km², Kazakhstan 7.6 per km².