Japan vs Serbia
Japan is 4.27 times larger than Serbia. Serbia would fit into Japan about 4.3 times.
JapanSerbiaJapan moved onto Serbia · Equal-area projection
4.27×
Japan is 4.27× the area of Serbia.
| Japan | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Belgrade |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Serbia at 44° N is stretched to 1.95×. 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 Serbia?
- Yes. Japan is 4.27 times larger than Serbia. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Serbia fit into Japan?
- About 4.3 times: Japan has 4.27× the area of Serbia.
- Why do Japan and Serbia 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 Serbia about 1.95×. 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 Serbia?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 6,549,143. Density: Japan 326 per km², Serbia 74 per km².