Japan vs Namibia
Namibia is 2.18 times larger than Japan. Japan would fit into Namibia about 2.2 times.
JapanNamibiaJapan moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
0.46×
Japan is 0.46× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 2.18× the size of Japan.
| Japan | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Windhoek |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Southern Africa |
| 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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Japan is 2.18 times smaller than Namibia. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Namibia?
- About 2.2 times: Namibia has 2.18× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 3,092,816. Density: Japan 326 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².