Yunnan is 1.03× the size of Japan
Yunnan (province of China) covers about 385,000 km² (149,000 mi²) and Japan (Asia) about 374,000 km² (144,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 385,000km²Yunnan
- 374,000km²Japan
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- Yunnan
- Japan
What fits
- Japan is 97% of the size of Yunnan.
- Yunnan is larger by 11,900 km² (4,590 mi²), which is 3.2% of the area of Japan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Yunnan is about 12.6, Japan about 12.2.
How they differ
- Yunnan is larger, but Japan has the larger population: 123.8 million against 47.2 million, 2.62× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 331 in Japan against 122 in Yunnan: Japan is 2.71× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,680 km apart.
- On a standard web map Japan looks larger than Yunnan: Yunnan at 25°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Japan at 37°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Japan as 1.26× the size of Yunnan, when Yunnan is 1.03× the size of Japan.
- Together Yunnan and Japan cover 759,000 km², close to the size of Zambia (752,000 km², 0.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 11,900 km², is about the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km²).
- At Japan's density, Yunnan would have 127.7 million people (it has 47.2 million). At Yunnan's density, Japan would have 45.8 million (it has 123.8 million).
- Japan's centre is 12.5° of latitude, about 1,390 km, farther north than Yunnan's.
- Yunnan is the 8th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 25th most densely populated of them.
- Japan ranks 64th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Japan lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,390 km) north of Yunnan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Yunnan would have about 8,160 m² and each person in Japan about 3,020 m².
- Laid side by side, Yunnan and Japan would cover 759,000 km², about the same size as Zambia.
- Together they have 171.0 million people, about as many people as Bangladesh.
- Counted as a country, Yunnan would rank 62nd by area and 32nd by population.
Side by side
| Yunnan | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 385,000 km²149,000 mi² | 374,000 km²144,000 mi² |
| Official area | 394,000 km²Wikidata | 378,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 31in China | 63rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 47.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 123.8 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 31in China | 12th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 122 per km² | 331 per km² |
| Capital | Kunming | Tokyo |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 29°N | 24°N to 46°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 385,000 km² is 2.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 394,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- 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 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12