Japan vs Kyrgyzstan
Japan is 89% larger than Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan would fit into Japan about 1.9 times.
JapanKyrgyzstanJapan moved onto Kyrgyzstan · Equal-area projection
1.89×
Japan is 1.89× the area of Kyrgyzstan.
| Japan | Kyrgyzstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 199,951 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 7,343,064 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 37 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Bishkek |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Kyrgyzstan at 41° N is stretched to 1.78×. 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 Japan bigger than Kyrgyzstan?
- Yes. Japan is 89% larger than Kyrgyzstan. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Kyrgyzstan covers 199,951 km².
- How many times does Kyrgyzstan fit into Japan?
- About 1.9 times: Japan has 1.89× the area of Kyrgyzstan.
- Why do Japan and Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan about 1.78×. 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, Japan or Kyrgyzstan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 7,343,064. Density: Japan 326 per km², Kyrgyzstan 37 per km².