Japan vs Ukraine
Ukraine is 60% larger than Japan. Japan would fit into Ukraine about 1.6 times.
JapanUkraineJapan moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
0.63×
Japan is 0.63× the area of Ukraine. Put the other way, Ukraine is 1.6× the size of Japan.
| Japan | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Kiev |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Ukraine at 49° N is stretched to 2.34×. That difference is why Ukraine looks so much bigger than it is next to Japan. 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 Ukraine?
- No. Japan is 37% smaller than Ukraine. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Ukraine?
- About 1.6 times: Ukraine has 1.6× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and Ukraine 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 Ukraine about 2.34×. That is why Ukraine looks so much bigger than it really is next to Japan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Japan or Ukraine?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 38,980,376. Density: Japan 326 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².