Japan vs Mexico
Mexico is 5.22 times larger than Japan. Japan would fit into Mexico about 5.2 times.
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0.19×
Japan is 0.19× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 5.22× the size of Japan.
| Japan | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Mexico City |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Japan is 5.22 times smaller than Mexico. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Mexico?
- About 5.2 times: Mexico has 5.22× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 123,366,734. Density: Japan 326 per km², Mexico 67 per km².