Japan vs Tunisia
Japan is 2.31 times larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Japan about 2.3 times.
JapanTunisiaJapan moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
2.31×
Japan is 2.31× the area of Tunisia.
| Japan | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Tunis |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Yes. Japan is 2.31 times larger than Tunisia. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Japan?
- About 2.3 times: Japan has 2.31× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Japan and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 12,348,573. Density: Japan 326 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².