Japan vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 30% larger than Japan.
JapanTurkmenistanJapan moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
0.77×
Japan is 0.77× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 1.3× the size of Japan.
| Japan | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Ashgabat |
| 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; Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Japan is 23% smaller than Turkmenistan. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 1.3 times: Turkmenistan has 1.3× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 7,618,847. Density: Japan 326 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².