Japan vs Turkey
Turkey is 2.07 times larger than Japan. Japan would fit into Turkey about 2.1 times.
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0.48×
Japan is 0.48× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 2.07× the size of Japan.
| Japan | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Ankara |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- No. Japan is 2.07 times smaller than Turkey. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Turkey?
- About 2.1 times: Turkey has 2.07× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 85,878,556. Density: Japan 326 per km², Turkey 110 per km².