Japan vs Palau
Japan is 811 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Japan about 811 times.
JapanPalauJapan moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
811×
Japan is 811× the area of Palau.
| Japan | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 17,663 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Koror |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Micronesia |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Japan looks so much bigger than it is next to Palau. 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 Palau?
- Yes. Japan is 811 times larger than Palau. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Japan?
- About 811 times: Japan has 811× the area of Palau.
- Why do Japan and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. That is why Japan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Palau. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Japan or Palau?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 17,663. Density: Japan 326 per km², Palau 38 per km².