New Jersey is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions 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 New Jersey and Japan regarding various aspects.
Size
Is New Jersey bigger than Japan?
The total area of New Jersey is 8722.58 sq mi, and the total area of Japan is 145,937 sq mi. New Jersey is smaller than Japan by 137,214.42 sq mi. New Jersey is around 16.73 times smaller than Japan.
Area of New Jersey: 8722.58 sq mi ( 22,591.38 km2 )
Area of Japan: 145,937 sq mi ( 377,975 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of New Jersey as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 9,267,130.
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 New Jersey and Japan.
The capital city of New Jersey is Trenton and the capital city of Japan is Tokyo.
Official Languages
New Jersey: None
Japan: Japanese
Demonym(s)
New Jersey: New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite
Japan: Japanese
ISO 3166 Code
New Jersey: US-NJ
Japan: JP
Human Development Index
HDI of New Jersey as of 2019: 0.948
HDI of Japan as of 2019: 0.919
New Jersey Time Zone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Japan Time Zone:
UTC + 9 (Japan Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of New Jersey:
40° 11′ 26.52″ N, 74° 40′ 22.08″ W
Coordinates of Japan:
36° 0′ 0″ N, 138° 0′ 0″ E
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