Japan vs United States
United States is 26.0 times larger than Japan. Japan would fit into United States about 26 times.
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Japan is 0.04× the area of United States. Put the other way, United States is 26.0× the size of Japan.
| Japan | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 9,826,675 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 341,784,857 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 35 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Washington D.C. |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Northern America |
| 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; United States at 45° N is stretched to 1.98×. 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 United States?
- No. Japan is 26.0 times smaller than United States. Japan covers 377,972 km² and United States covers 9,826,675 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into United States?
- About 26 times: United States has 26.0× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and United States 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 United States about 1.98×. 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 United States?
- United States: 341,784,857 people against 123,366,734. Density: Japan 326 per km², United States 35 per km².