Japan vs Pitcairn Islands
Japan is 8,042 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Japan about 8042 times.
JapanPitcairn IslandsJapan moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Japan is 8,042× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Japan | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 50 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Adamstown |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Polynesia |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Japan is 8,042 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Japan?
- About 8042 times: Japan has 8,042× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Japan and Pitcairn Islands 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 50. Density: Japan 326 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².