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Missouri vs Japan Geography
Land area: Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²). Japan's land area is 2.0 times (105%) larger than Missouri's.
Total area: Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water. Japan's total area is 2.1 times (109%) larger than Missouri's.
Length: Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km). Japan's north-south length is 4.7 times (375%) longer than Missouri's.
Width: Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km). Japan's east-west width is 3.6 times (259%) wider than Missouri's.
Highest point: Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m). Mount Fuji is 10,617 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point: Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet. Japan's lowest point is 243 feet lower.
Missouri vs Japan Population and History
Population: Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026). Japan's population is 19.6 times larger than Missouri's.
Population density: Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6. Japan's population density is 9.6 times (860%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city: Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; Japan's is Tokyo with 13,515,271. Tokyo's population is 26.2 times larger than Kansas City's.
Largest metro area: Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512). Tokyo's population is 11.9 times larger than St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's.
History: Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state. Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947. In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,161 years.
Missouri vs Japan Economy
GDP: Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion. Japan's economic output is 9.9 times (888%) larger than Missouri's.
GDP per capita: Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Japan: $35,951. Missouri's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (100%) higher than Japan's.
Average income: Missouri: $64,920 vs Japan: $38,340 average income per person (per capita personal income). Missouri's average income is 1.7 times (69%) higher than Japan's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.