Japan vs Portugal
Japan is 4.1 times larger than Portugal. Portugal would fit into Japan about 4.1 times.
JapanPortugalJapan moved onto Portugal · Equal-area projection
4.1×
Japan is 4.1× the area of Portugal.
| Japan | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 92,225 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 10,804,871 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Lisbon |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Portugal at 40° N is stretched to 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- Yes. Japan is 4.1 times larger than Portugal. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Portugal covers 92,225 km².
- How many times does Portugal fit into Japan?
- About 4.1 times: Japan has 4.1× the area of Portugal.
- Why do Japan and Portugal 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 Portugal about 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 10,804,871. Density: Japan 326 per km², Portugal 117 per km².