Japan vs Slovenia
Japan is 18.6 times larger than Slovenia. Slovenia would fit into Japan about 19 times.
JapanSloveniaJapan moved onto Slovenia · Equal-area projection
18.6×
Japan is 18.6× the area of Slovenia.
| Japan | Slovenia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 20,271 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 2,130,986 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 105 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Ljubljana |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Slovenia at 46° N is stretched to 2.08×. 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 Slovenia?
- Yes. Japan is 18.6 times larger than Slovenia. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Slovenia covers 20,271 km².
- How many times does Slovenia fit into Japan?
- About 19 times: Japan has 18.6× the area of Slovenia.
- Why do Japan and Slovenia 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 Slovenia about 2.08×. 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 Slovenia?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 2,130,986. Density: Japan 326 per km², Slovenia 105 per km².