Japan vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 5.95 times larger than Japan. Japan would fit into Saudi Arabia about 6.0 times.
JapanSaudi ArabiaJapan moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
0.17×
Japan is 0.17× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 5.95× the size of Japan.
| Japan | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Riyadh |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Japan is 5.95 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 6.0 times: Saudi Arabia has 5.95× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 36,973,555. Density: Japan 326 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².