Japan size comparison
377,930 km2 / 145,881 mile2
Japan is an island country in East Asia located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. Part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan comprises an archipelago of 6852 islands covering 377,975 square kilometers (145,937 sq mi); the country's five main islands, from north to south, are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa.
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Japan compared to European countries
Austria is
0.22 times
as big as Japan
Bosnia and Herzegovina is
0.14 times
as big as Japan
The Balkans is
1.24 times
as big as Japan
Baltic States is
0.46 times
as big as Japan
Benelux Union is
0.20 times
as big as Japan
Bulgaria is
0.29 times
as big as Japan
Belarus is
0.55 times
as big as Japan
Switzerland is
0.11 times
as big as Japan
Czech Republic is
0.21 times
as big as Japan
Czechoslovakia is
0.34 times
as big as Japan
Germany is
0.94 times
as big as Japan
Denmark is
0.11 times
as big as Japan
Estonia is
0.12 times
as big as Japan
England is
0.35 times
as big as Japan
Spain is
1.34 times
as big as Japan
Finland is
0.90 times
as big as Japan
France is
1.46 times
as big as Japan
United Kingdom is
0.64 times
as big as Japan
Greece (mainland) is
0.29 times
as big as Japan
Croatia is
0.15 times
as big as Japan
Hungary is
0.25 times
as big as Japan
Iberian Peninsula is
1.54 times
as big as Japan
Republic of Ireland is
0.19 times
as big as Japan
Iceland is
0.27 times
as big as Japan
Italy is
0.80 times
as big as Japan
Lithuania is
0.17 times
as big as Japan
Latvia is
0.17 times
as big as Japan
Netherlands is
0.11 times
as big as Japan
Norway is
0.86 times
as big as Japan
Nordic countries is
3.44 times
as big as Japan
Poland is
0.83 times
as big as Japan
Portugal is
0.24 times
as big as Japan
Romania is
0.63 times
as big as Japan
Serbia is
0.23 times
as big as Japan
Scandinavian Peninsula is
1.98 times
as big as Japan
Scotland is
0.21 times
as big as Japan
Sweden is
1.19 times
as big as Japan
Slovakia is
0.13 times
as big as Japan
Ukraine is
1.60 times
as big as Japan
Ural Mountains is
1.32 times
as big as Japan
Yugoslavia is
0.68 times
as big as Japan
Japan compared to other islands
Baffin Island (Canada) is
1.34 times
as big as Japan
Borneo (Island) is
1.97 times
as big as Japan
British Isles is
0.83 times
as big as Japan
Devon island (Canada) is
0.15 times
as big as Japan
Ellesmere Island (Canada) is
0.52 times
as big as Japan
Great Britain (Island) is
0.55 times
as big as Japan
Guinea (Island) is
2.08 times
as big as Japan
Hispaniola is
0.20 times
as big as Japan
Hokkaido (Japan) is
0.22 times
as big as Japan
Honshu (Japan) is
0.61 times
as big as Japan
Ireland (island) is
0.22 times
as big as Japan
Java Island (Indonesia) is
0.34 times
as big as Japan
Luzon Island (Philippines) is
0.28 times
as big as Japan
New Guinea (Island) is
2.08 times
as big as Japan
Newfoundland Island (Canada) is
0.29 times
as big as Japan
North Island (New zealand) is
0.30 times
as big as Japan
New Zealand is
0.72 times
as big as Japan
Sakhalin Island (Russia) is
0.20 times
as big as Japan
Svalbard is
0.16 times
as big as Japan
South Island (New zealand) is
0.40 times
as big as Japan
Sulawesi Island (Indonesia) is
0.46 times
as big as Japan
Sumatra (Island) is
1.25 times
as big as Japan
Tasmania (Australia) is
0.17 times
as big as Japan
Victoria Island (Canada) is
0.57 times
as big as Japan
Japan compared to Asian countries
UAE (United Arab Emirates) is
0.22 times
as big as Japan
Afghanistan is
1.73 times
as big as Japan
Arabian peninsula is
8.57 times
as big as Japan
Azerbaijan is
0.23 times
as big as Japan
Bangladesh is
0.38 times
as big as Japan
Bhutan is
0.10 times
as big as Japan
Chukchi Peninsula is
0.13 times
as big as Japan
Georgia is
0.18 times
as big as Japan
Indonesia is
4.92 times
as big as Japan
India is
8.70 times
as big as Japan
Iraq is
1.16 times
as big as Japan
Iran is
4.31 times
as big as Japan
Jordan is
0.24 times
as big as Japan
Kamchatka Peninsula is
0.71 times
as big as Japan
Kenya is
1.54 times
as big as Japan
Kyrgyzstan is
0.53 times
as big as Japan
Cambodia is
0.48 times
as big as Japan
Korean peninsula is
0.58 times
as big as Japan
North Korea is
0.32 times
as big as Japan
South Korea is
0.26 times
as big as Japan
Kurdistan is
1.04 times
as big as Japan
Kazakhstan is
7.21 times
as big as Japan
Laos is
0.63 times
as big as Japan
Levant is
0.86 times
as big as Japan
Sri Lanka is
0.17 times
as big as Japan
Malay peninsula is
0.64 times
as big as Japan
Manchuria is
2.08 times
as big as Japan
Myanmar is
1.79 times
as big as Japan
Mongolia is
4.14 times
as big as Japan
Malaysia is
0.88 times
as big as Japan
Nepal is
0.39 times
as big as Japan
Oman is
0.82 times
as big as Japan
Papua New Guinea is
1.22 times
as big as Japan
Philippines is
0.79 times
as big as Japan
Pakistan is
2.11 times
as big as Japan
Saudi Arabia is
5.69 times
as big as Japan
Syria is
0.49 times
as big as Japan
Thailand is
1.36 times
as big as Japan
Tajikistan is
0.38 times
as big as Japan
Turkmenistan is
1.29 times
as big as Japan
Turkey is
2.07 times
as big as Japan
Uzbekistan is
1.18 times
as big as Japan
Vietnam is
0.88 times
as big as Japan
Yemen is
1.40 times
as big as Japan
Japan compared to African countries
Angola is
3.30 times
as big as Japan
Burkina Faso is
0.73 times
as big as Japan
Benin is
0.30 times
as big as Japan
Botswana is
1.54 times
as big as Japan
DR Congo is
6.20 times
as big as Japan
Central African Republic is
1.65 times
as big as Japan
Congo is
0.90 times
as big as Japan
Ivory Coast is
0.85 times
as big as Japan
Cameroon is
1.26 times
as big as Japan
Darfur (Sudan) is
1.30 times
as big as Japan
Algeria is
6.30 times
as big as Japan
Egypt is
2.65 times
as big as Japan
Western Sahara is
0.70 times
as big as Japan
Eritrea is
0.31 times
as big as Japan
Ethiopia is
2.92 times
as big as Japan
Gabon is
0.71 times
as big as Japan
Ghana is
0.63 times
as big as Japan
Guinea is
0.65 times
as big as Japan
Horn of Africa is
4.98 times
as big as Japan
Kalahari Desert is
2.38 times
as big as Japan
Liberia is
0.29 times
as big as Japan
Libya is
4.66 times
as big as Japan
Morocco is
1.18 times
as big as Japan
Madagascar is
1.55 times
as big as Japan
Mali is
3.28 times
as big as Japan
Mauritania is
2.71 times
as big as Japan
Malawi is
0.31 times
as big as Japan
Mozambique is
2.12 times
as big as Japan
Namibia is
2.18 times
as big as Japan
Niger is
3.35 times
as big as Japan
Nigeria is
2.44 times
as big as Japan
Nile Basin is
9.00 times
as big as Japan
Sahel is
8.08 times
as big as Japan
Sudan is
4.99 times
as big as Japan
Sierra Leone is
0.19 times
as big as Japan
Senegal is
0.52 times
as big as Japan
Somalia is
1.69 times
as big as Japan
Somaliland is
0.47 times
as big as Japan
South Sudan is
1.64 times
as big as Japan
Chad is
3.40 times
as big as Japan
Togo is
0.15 times
as big as Japan
Tunisia is
0.43 times
as big as Japan
Tanzania is
2.50 times
as big as Japan
Uganda is
0.64 times
as big as Japan
South Africa is
3.23 times
as big as Japan
Zambia is
1.99 times
as big as Japan
Zimbabwe is
1.03 times
as big as Japan
Japan compared to US States
California (US) is
1.12 times
as big as Japan
Texas (US) is
1.84 times
as big as Japan
Upper Peninsula of Michigan is
0.11 times
as big as Japan
Alaska (US) is
4.55 times
as big as Japan
Alabama (US) is
0.36 times
as big as Japan
Arkansas (US) is
0.36 times
as big as Japan
Arizona (US) is
0.78 times
as big as Japan
Colorado (US) is
0.71 times
as big as Japan
Florida (US) is
0.45 times
as big as Japan
Georgia (US) is
0.41 times
as big as Japan
Iowa (US) is
0.39 times
as big as Japan
Idaho (US) is
0.57 times
as big as Japan
Illinois (US) is
0.40 times
as big as Japan
Indiana (US) is
0.25 times
as big as Japan
Kansas (US) is
0.56 times
as big as Japan
Kentucky (US) is
0.28 times
as big as Japan
Louisiana (US) is
0.36 times
as big as Japan
Maine (US) is
0.24 times
as big as Japan
Michigan (US) is
0.40 times
as big as Japan
Minnesota (US) is
0.60 times
as big as Japan
Missouri (US) is
0.48 times
as big as Japan
Mississippi (US) is
0.33 times
as big as Japan
Montana (US) is
1.01 times
as big as Japan
North Carolina (US) is
0.37 times
as big as Japan
North Dakota (US) is
0.48 times
as big as Japan
Nebraska (US) is
0.53 times
as big as Japan
New Mexico (US) is
0.83 times
as big as Japan
Nevada (US) is
0.76 times
as big as Japan
New York State (US) is
0.37 times
as big as Japan
Ohio (US) is
0.31 times
as big as Japan
Oklahoma (US) is
0.48 times
as big as Japan
Oregon (US) is
0.67 times
as big as Japan
Pennsylvania (US) is
0.32 times
as big as Japan
South Carolina (US) is
0.22 times
as big as Japan
South Dakota (US) is
0.53 times
as big as Japan
Tennessee (US) is
0.29 times
as big as Japan
Utah (US) is
0.58 times
as big as Japan
Virginia (US) is
0.29 times
as big as Japan
Washington (US) is
0.49 times
as big as Japan
Wisconsin (US) is
0.45 times
as big as Japan
West Virginia (US) is
0.17 times
as big as Japan
Wyoming (US) is
0.68 times
as big as Japan
Japan compared to countries in the Americas
Argentina is
7.36 times
as big as Japan
Bolivia is
2.91 times
as big as Japan
Central America is
1.34 times
as big as Japan
Chile is
2.00 times
as big as Japan
Colombia is
3.02 times
as big as Japan
Corn Belt (US) is
6.61 times
as big as Japan
Costa Rica is
0.14 times
as big as Japan
Cuba is
0.29 times
as big as Japan
Dominican Republic is
0.13 times
as big as Japan
Ecuador is
0.68 times
as big as Japan
Guatemala is
0.29 times
as big as Japan
French Guiana is
0.22 times
as big as Japan
Guyana is
0.57 times
as big as Japan
Honduras is
0.30 times
as big as Japan
Republic of Lakotah is
0.53 times
as big as Japan
The Midwest (US) is
5.63 times
as big as Japan
Mississippi river basin is
7.89 times
as big as Japan
Mojave Desert is
0.33 times
as big as Japan
Mexico is
5.20 times
as big as Japan
New England is
0.49 times
as big as Japan
Nicaragua is
0.34 times
as big as Japan
Panama is
0.20 times
as big as Japan
The Pampas (South America) is
1.98 times
as big as Japan
Peru is
3.40 times
as big as Japan
Paraguay is
1.08 times
as big as Japan
Suriname is
0.43 times
as big as Japan
Uruguay is
0.47 times
as big as Japan
Venezuela is
2.41 times
as big as Japan
Yucatan Peninsula is
0.48 times
as big as Japan