Japan vs Slovakia
Japan is 7.71 times larger than Slovakia. Slovakia would fit into Japan about 7.7 times.
JapanSlovakiaJapan moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
7.71×
Japan is 7.71× the area of Slovakia.
| Japan | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Bratislava |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. That difference is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it is next to Japan. 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 Slovakia?
- Yes. Japan is 7.71 times larger than Slovakia. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Slovakia fit into Japan?
- About 7.7 times: Japan has 7.71× the area of Slovakia.
- Why do Japan and Slovakia 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 Slovakia about 2.3×. That is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Japan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Japan or Slovakia?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 5,413,813. Density: Japan 326 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².