Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Japan regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Japan?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Japan is 145,937 sq mi. Alaska is bigger than Japan by 517,331 sq mi. Alaska is around 4.55 times bigger than Japan.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Japan: 145,937 sq mi ( 377,975 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Alaska as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 732,673.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Japan as of 3rd April 2022, is estimated to be around 125,810,823.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Japan.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Japan is Tokyo.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Japan: Japanese
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Japan: Japanese
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
Japan: JP
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Japan as of 2019: 0.919
Alaska Time Zone:
UTC − 9 (Alaska Time Zone)
UTC − 10 (Hawaii – Aleutian Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 8 (Alaska Daylight Time)
UTC − 9 (Hawaii – Aleutian Daylight Time)
Japan Time Zone:
UTC + 9 (Japan Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Japan:
36° 0′ 0″ N, 138° 0′ 0″ E
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