Japan vs Romania
Japan is 59% larger than Romania. Romania would fit into Japan about 1.6 times.
JapanRomaniaJapan moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
1.59×
Japan is 1.59× the area of Romania.
| Japan | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 238,397 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 19,020,271 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 80 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Bucharest |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Romania at 46° N is stretched to 2.06×. 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 Romania?
- Yes. Japan is 59% larger than Romania. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
- How many times does Romania fit into Japan?
- About 1.6 times: Japan has 1.59× the area of Romania.
- Why do Japan and Romania 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 Romania about 2.06×. 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 Romania?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 19,020,271. Density: Japan 326 per km², Romania 80 per km².