Japan vs Laos
Japan is 60% larger than Laos. Laos would fit into Japan about 1.6 times.
JapanLaosJapan moved onto Laos · Equal-area projection
1.6×
Japan is 1.6× the area of Laos.
| Japan | Laos | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 236,800 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 7,873,046 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 33 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Vientiane |
| Region | Eastern Asia | South-Eastern 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; Laos at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- Yes. Japan is 60% larger than Laos. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Laos covers 236,800 km².
- How many times does Laos fit into Japan?
- About 1.6 times: Japan has 1.6× the area of Laos.
- Why do Japan and Laos 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 Laos about 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 7,873,046. Density: Japan 326 per km², Laos 33 per km².