Japan vs Lithuania
Japan is 5.79 times larger than Lithuania. Lithuania would fit into Japan about 5.8 times.
JapanLithuaniaJapan moved onto Lithuania · Equal-area projection
5.79×
Japan is 5.79× the area of Lithuania.
| Japan | Lithuania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 65,300 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 2,888,774 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Vilnius |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Lithuania at 55° N is stretched to 3.09×. That difference is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- Yes. Japan is 5.79 times larger than Lithuania. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Lithuania covers 65,300 km².
- How many times does Lithuania fit into Japan?
- About 5.8 times: Japan has 5.79× the area of Lithuania.
- Why do Japan and Lithuania 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 Lithuania about 3.09×. That is why Lithuania 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 Lithuania?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 2,888,774. Density: Japan 326 per km², Lithuania 44 per km².