Norway is a Nordic country located in Northern Europe, 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 Norway and Japan regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Norway bigger than Japan?
The total area of Norway is 385,207 sq km, and the total area of Japan is 377,975 sq km. Norway is bigger than Japan by 7,232 sq km. Norway is around 1.02 times bigger than Japan.
Area of Norway: 148,729 sq mi ( 385,207 km2 )
Area of Japan: 145,937 sq mi ( 377,975 km2 )
Population
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Norway as of 26th March 2022, is estimated to be around 5,495,517.
According to the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Japan as of 26th March 2022, is estimated to be around 125,813,846.
Here is some more data comparison between Norway and Japan.
The capital of Norway is Oslo, and the capital city of Japan is Tokyo.
Official Languages
Norway: Norwegian, Sami
Japan: Japanese
Demonym(s)
Norway: Norwegian
Japan: Japanese
ISO 3166 Code
Norway: NO
Japan: JP
Human Development Index
HDI of Norway as of 2019: 0.957
HDI of Japan as of 2019: 0.919
Norway Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Japan Time Zone:
UTC + 9 (Japan Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Norway:
61° 0′ 0″ N, 8° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Japan:
36° 0′ 0″ N, 138° 0′ 0″ E
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