Japan vs Tajikistan
Japan is 2.64 times larger than Tajikistan. Tajikistan would fit into Japan about 2.6 times.
JapanTajikistanJapan moved onto Tajikistan · Equal-area projection
2.64×
Japan is 2.64× the area of Tajikistan.
| Japan | Tajikistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 143,100 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 10,786,734 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Dushanbe |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Tajikistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.63×. 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 Tajikistan?
- Yes. Japan is 2.64 times larger than Tajikistan. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Tajikistan covers 143,100 km².
- How many times does Tajikistan fit into Japan?
- About 2.6 times: Japan has 2.64× the area of Tajikistan.
- Why do Japan and Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan about 1.63×. 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 Tajikistan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 10,786,734. Density: Japan 326 per km², Tajikistan 75 per km².