Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, 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 Russia and Japan regarding various aspects.
Size
How big is Russia compared to Japan?
The total area of Russia is 17,098,246 sq km, and the total area of Japan is 377,975 sq km. Russia is bigger than Japan by 16,720,271 sq km. Russia is around 45.24 times bigger than Japan.
Area of Russia: 6,601,670 sq mi ( 17,098,246 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 Russia as of 23rd March 2022, is estimated to be around 146,041,691.
According to the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Japan as of 23rd March 2022, is estimated to be around 125,817,103.
Here is some more data comparison between Russia and Japan.
The capital of Russia is Moscow, and the capital city of Japan is Tokyo.
Official Languages
Russia: Russian
Japan: Japanese
Demonym(s)
Russia: Russian
Japan: Japanese
ISO 3166 Code
Russia: RU
Japan: JP
Human Development Index
HDI of Russia as of 2019: 0.824
HDI of Japan as of 2019: 0.919
Russia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 to UTC + 12
Japan Time Zone:
UTC + 9 (Japan Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Russia:
60° 0′ 0″ N, 90° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Japan:
36° 0′ 0″ N, 138° 0′ 0″ E
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