Japan vs Yemen
Yemen is 21% larger than Japan.
JapanYemenJapan moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
0.83×
Japan is 0.83× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 1.21× the size of Japan.
| Japan | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Sana'a |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. That difference is why Japan looks so much bigger than it is next to Yemen. 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 Yemen?
- No. Japan is 17% smaller than Yemen. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Yemen?
- About 1.2 times: Yemen has 1.21× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. That is why Japan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Yemen. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Japan or Yemen?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 41,773,878. Density: Japan 326 per km², Yemen 92 per km².