Japan vs Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is 19% larger than Japan.
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Japan is 0.84× the area of Uzbekistan. Put the other way, Uzbekistan is 1.19× the size of Japan.
| Japan | Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 448,978 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 37,053,428 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 83 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Tashkent |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Central Asia |
| 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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. 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 Uzbekistan?
- No. Japan is 16% smaller than Uzbekistan. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Uzbekistan?
- About 1.2 times: Uzbekistan has 1.19× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. 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 Uzbekistan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 37,053,428. Density: Japan 326 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².