Maine is a state located in the New England region of the United States of 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 Maine and Japan regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Maine bigger than Japan?
The total area of Maine is 35,385 sq mi, and the total area of Japan is 145,937 sq mi. Maine is smaller than Japan by 110,552 sq mi. Maine is around 4.13 times smaller than Japan.
Area of Maine: 35,385 sq mi ( 91,646 km2 )
Area of Japan: 145,937 sq mi ( 377,975 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Maine as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 1,372,247.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Japan as of 2020, was estimated to be around 125,836,021.
Here is some more data comparison between Maine and Japan.
The capital city of Maine is Augusta, and the capital city of Japan is Tokyo.
Official Languages
Maine: English
Japan: Japanese
Demonym(s)
Maine: Mainer
Japan: Japanese
ISO 3166 Code
Maine: US-ME
Japan: JP
Human Development Index
HDI of Maine as of 2019: 0.922
HDI of Japan as of 2019: 0.919
Maine Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 4 (Eastern Daylight Zone)
Japan Time Zone:
UTC + 9 (Japan Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Maine:
45° 0′ 0″ N, 69° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Japan:
36° 0′ 0″ N, 138° 0′ 0″ E
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