Japan vs Malta
Japan is 1,196 times larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Japan about 1196 times.
JapanMaltaJapan moved onto Malta · Equal-area projection
1,196×
Japan is 1,196× the area of Malta.
| Japan | Malta | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 316 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 579,704 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 1,835 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Valletta |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Malta at 36° N is stretched to 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Yes. Japan is 1,196 times larger than Malta. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Malta covers 316 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Japan?
- About 1196 times: Japan has 1,196× the area of Malta.
- Why do Japan and Malta 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 Malta about 1.52×. 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 Malta?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 579,704. Density: Japan 326 per km², Malta 1,835 per km².