Japan vs Palestine
Japan is 46.0 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Japan about 46 times.
JapanPalestineJapan moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Japan is 46.0× the area of Palestine.
| Japan | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Japan is 46.0 times larger than Palestine. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Japan?
- About 46 times: Japan has 46.0× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Japan and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 5,413,596. Density: Japan 326 per km², Palestine 659 per km².