Illinois is a state in the United States of America located in the mid-Western region of the country, 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 Illinois and Japan regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Illinois bigger than Japan?
The total area of Illinois is 57,915 sq mi, and the total area of Japan is 145,937 sq mi. Illinois is smaller than Japan by 88,022 sq mi. Illinois is around 2.52 times smaller than Japan.
Area of Illinois: 57,915 sq mi ( 149,997 km2 )
Area of Japan: 145,937 sq mi ( 377,975 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Illinois as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 12,671,469.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Japan as of 29th May 2022, is estimated to be around 125,750,073.
Here is some more data comparison between Illinois and Japan.
The capital of Illinois is Springfield, and the capital city of Japan is Tokyo.
Official Languages
Illinois: English
Japan: Japanese
Demonym(s)
Illinois: Illinoisan
Japan: Japanese
ISO 3166 Code
Illinois: US-IL
Japan: JP
Human Development Index
HDI of Illinois as of 2019: 0.934
HDI of Japan as of 2019: 0.919
Illinois Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Japan Time Zone:
UTC + 9 (Japan Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Illinois:
40° 2′ 30.12″ N, 89° 11′ 47.4″ W
Coordinates of Japan:
36° 0′ 0″ N, 138° 0′ 0″ E
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