Japan vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 8% larger than Japan.
JapanParaguayJapan moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
0.93×
Japan is 0.93× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 1.08× the size of Japan.
 Japan |  Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaParaguay: 1.08× the area | 377,974 km²#62 of 194 | 406,756 km²#59 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Landlocked |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 3 |
| People | ||
| PopulationJapan: 17.6× the population | 123,366,734#12 of 194 · 2025 | 7,013,078#107 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityJapan: 18.9× the density | 326 / km²#26 of 194 | 17 / km²#173 of 194 |
| Urban populationJapan: 1.31× the urban share | 92%#15 of 192 · 2025 | 70%#73 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rateParaguay: 2.1× the births per woman | 1.15 per woman#182 of 192 · 2024 | 2.42 per woman#76 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growthParaguay: 1.69 points higher | −0.49%#179 of 192 · 2025 | +1.20%#84 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rateParaguay: 3.46× the birth rate | 5.7 per 1,000#189 of 192 · 2024 | 19.7 per 1,000#74 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rateJapan: 2.33× the death rate | 13.3 per 1,000#9 of 192 · 2024 | 5.7 per 1,000#148 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15Paraguay: 17.2 points higher | 11.2%#191 of 192 · 2025 | 28.4%#76 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65Japan: 23.3 points higher | 30.0%#2 of 192 · 2025 | 6.7%#105 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migrationJapan: 2.9 per 1,000 higher | +1.1 per 1,000#51 of 192 · 2025 | −1.8 per 1,000#137 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | 0.00 per 1,000#174 of 190 · 2025 | 0.02 per 1,000#145 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyJapan: 10.0 years longer | 84.0 years#8 of 192 · 2024 | 74.0 years#94 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortalityParaguay: 8.06× the infant mortality | 1.8 per 1,000 births#187 of 191 · 2024 | 14.5 per 1,000 births#86 of 191 · 2024 |
| DoctorsParaguay: 1.47× the doctors per person | 2.65 per 1,000#70 of 178 · 2022 | 3.89 per 1,000#33 of 178 · 2022 |
| University enrolment | 64.5%#53 of 145 · 2023 | — |
| Human Development IndexJapan: 0.169 higher | 0.925#22 of 190 · 2023 | 0.756#98 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaJapan: 5.68× the income per person | $38,340#28 of 185 · 2025 | $6,750#98 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDPJapan: 90× the economy | $4.44T2025 | $49.28B2025 |
| Income group | High income | Upper-middle income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Japan: 2.75× the output per person | $55,422#38 of 184 · 2025 | $20,181#93 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growthParaguay: 5.4 points higher | +1.2%#151 of 187 · 2025 | +6.6%#22 of 187 · 2025 |
| InflationParaguay: 0.8 points higher | +3.2%#86 of 176 · 2025 | +4.0%#55 of 176 · 2025 |
| UnemploymentParaguay: 1.92× the unemployment | 2.5%#156 of 178 · 2025 | 4.8%#99 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme povertyParaguay: 1.75× the share in extreme poverty | 1.2%#81 of 149 · 2020 | 2.1%#73 of 149 · 2024 |
| Income inequality (Gini)Paraguay: 11.9 higher | 32.3#100 of 149 · 2020 | 44.2#18 of 149 · 2024 |
| Jobs in agricultureParaguay: 13.2 points higher | 2.8% of jobs#148 of 178 · 2025 | 16.0% of jobs#89 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industryJapan: 4.2 points higher | 23.2% of jobs#53 of 178 · 2025 | 19.0% of jobs#88 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in servicesJapan: 8.9 points higher | 74.0% of jobs#33 of 178 · 2025 | 65.1% of jobs#71 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investmentParaguay: 1.4 points higher | 1.0% of GDP#126 of 184 · 2025 | 2.4% of GDP#78 of 184 · 2025 |
| ExportsParaguay: 15.2 points higher | 22.0% of GDP#126 of 168 · 2024 | 37.2% of GDP#79 of 168 · 2025 |
| Military spendingJapan: 1.6× the military spending | 1.4% of GDP#91 of 155 · 2025 | 0.9% of GDP#123 of 155 · 2025 |
| Internet usersJapan: 1.05× the share online | 86%#76 of 184 · 2024 | 82%#94 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptionsJapan: 1.4× the mobile subscriptions | 178 per 100#8 of 191 · 2023 | 127 per 100#59 of 191 · 2023 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaJapan: 1.87× the forest share | 68% of land#17 of 192 · 2024 | 37% of land#78 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per personJapan: 6.76× the CO₂ per person | 7.84 t a year#25 of 185 · 2024 | 1.16 t a year#124 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energyParaguay: 50.0 points higher | 8.8%#149 of 190 · 2021 | 58.8%#38 of 190 · 2021 |
| Access to electricityJapan: 0.2 points higher | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | 99.8%#103 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)Paraguay: 1.33× the air pollution | 11.5 µg/m³#142 of 191 · 2023 | 15.3 µg/m³#114 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected landJapan: 14.8 points higher | 29.7% of land#34 of 191 · 2025 | 14.9% of land#117 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable landParaguay: 0.5 points higher | 11.0% of land#93 of 190 · 2024 | 11.5% of land#87 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stressJapan: 20.3× the water stress | 36.6%#46 of 176 · 2022 | 1.8%#151 of 176 · 2022 |
| PrecipitationJapan: 1.48× the rain and snow | 1,668 mm#47 of 180 · 2022 | 1,130 mm#82 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityJapan: 1.12 higher | +1.26#15 of 193 · 2025 | +0.14#92 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionJapan: 2.46 higher | +1.45#20 of 193 · 2025 | −1.01#156 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rateParaguay: 34× the homicide rate | 0.2 per 100,000#141 of 146 · 2023 | 6.8 per 100,000#38 of 146 · 2023 |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Independent state |
| Government | Constitutional monarchyparliamentary constitutional monarchy | Presidential republic |
| Member of | OECD, G7, G20 | — |
| Capital | Tokyo | Asuncion |
| Currency | Japanese yen (JPY) | Paraguayan guaraní (PYG) |
| Official languages | Japanese | Spanish, Guarani |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+9 | UTC−3 |
| Calling code | +81 | +595 |
| Region | Eastern Asia, Asia | South America |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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 377,974 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.
- Which is richer, Japan or Paraguay?
- By gross national income per person, Japan: $38,340 against $6,750 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2025) — 5.68× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Japan or Paraguay?
- In Japan: life expectancy at birth is 84.0 years, against 74.0 — 10.0 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Japan and Paraguay have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Japan: constitutional monarchy; Paraguay: presidential republic.