Ukraine is 1.53× the size of Japan
Ukraine covers about 572,000 km² (221,000 mi²) and Japan about 374,000 km² (144,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 572,000km²Ukraine
- 374,000km²Japan
500 km
- Ukraine
- Japan
What fits
- Japan is 65% of the size of Ukraine.
- Ukraine is larger by 198,000 km² (76,600 mi²), which is 53% of the area of Japan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ukraine is about 18.7, Japan about 12.2.
How they differ
- Ukraine is larger, but Japan has the larger population: 123.8 million against 41.2 million, 3.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 331 in Japan against 72 in Ukraine: Japan is 4.61× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,970 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ukraine at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Japan at 37°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Ukraine as 2.26× the size of Japan instead of 1.53×.
- Together Ukraine and Japan cover 946,000 km², close to the size of Tanzania (942,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 198,000 km², is about the size of Kyrgyzstan (199,000 km²).
- At Japan's density, Ukraine would have 189.6 million people (it has 41.2 million). At Ukraine's density, Japan would have 26.9 million (it has 123.8 million).
- Ukraine's centre is 11.8° of latitude, about 1,310 km, farther north than Japan's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Ukraine | 1.53× |
| More people | Japan | 3.01× |
| More crowded | Japan | 4.61× |
| Farther north | Ukraine | 11.8° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Ukraine | 2.3× against 1.6× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Ukraine | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 18.7× | 12.2× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 2.35× | 1.53× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 1.60× | 1.04× |
| France 548,000 km² | 1.04× | 0.68× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.18× | 0.12× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.07× | 0.04× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.04× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.02× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Ukraine | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 572,000 km²221,000 mi² | 374,000 km²144,000 mi² |
| Population | 41.2 millionWikidata, 2022 | 123.8 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 72 per km² | 331 per km² |
| Official area | 604,000 km²Wikidata | 378,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Kyiv | Tokyo |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 52°N | 24°N to 46°N |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 572,000 km² is 5.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 604,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 378,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 374,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11