Japan vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 8% larger than Japan.
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Japan is 0.93× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 1.08× the size of Japan.
| Japan | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Asuncion |
| Region | Eastern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Japan is 7% smaller than Paraguay. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Paraguay?
- About 1.1 times: Paraguay has 1.08× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 7,013,078. Density: Japan 326 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².