Reviewed true-size comparison
Japan vs United Kingdom: True Size Comparison
Japan is about 1.5 times larger than United Kingdom.
True-scale outlinesSame scale
Measured comparison
| Japan | 377,930 km² |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 244,376 km² |
| Larger-to-smaller ratio | 1.5 to 1 |
| Absolute difference | 133,554 km² |
Land and inland-water territorial surface area; EEZs, maritime claims, and map-projection display area are excluded.
Context and caveats
Japan is larger under the reviewed territorial-area values, and both visuals include the component selections documented for their multipart island geometries.
The two countries occupy different latitude ranges and map positions; calibrated same-scale silhouettes remove those display-context differences.