Japan vs US Virgin Islands
Japan is 1,092 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Japan about 1092 times.
JapanUS Virgin IslandsJapan moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
1,092×
Japan is 1,092× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Japan | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 103,792 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Japan is 1,092 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Japan covers 377,972 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Japan?
- About 1092 times: Japan has 1,092× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Japan and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 103,792. Density: Japan 326 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².