Japan vs Uganda
Japan is 57% larger than Uganda. Uganda would fit into Japan about 1.6 times.
JapanUgandaJapan moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
1.57×
Japan is 1.57× the area of Uganda.
| Japan | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Kampala |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Japan looks so much bigger than it is next to Uganda. 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 Uganda?
- Yes. Japan is 57% larger than Uganda. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Uganda fit into Japan?
- About 1.6 times: Japan has 1.57× the area of Uganda.
- Why do Japan and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. That is why Japan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Uganda. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Japan or Uganda?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 51,384,894. Density: Japan 326 per km², Uganda 213 per km².