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New Hampshire vs Japan Geography
Land area: New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²). Japan's land area is 15.7 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area: New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water. Japan's total area is 15.6 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Length: New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km). Japan's north-south length is 8.7 times (765%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width: New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km). Japan's east-west width is 16.5 times wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point: New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m). Mount Fuji is 6,111 feet higher than Mount Washington.
Lowest point: New Hampshire's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet. Japan's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
New Hampshire vs Japan Population and History
Population: New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026). Japan's population is 87.1 times larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density: New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6. Japan's population density is 5.5 times (454%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest city: New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; Japan's is Tokyo with 13,515,271. Tokyo's population is 116.1 times larger than Manchester's.
Largest metro area: New Hampshire's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512). Tokyo's population is 6.6 times (565%) larger than Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's.
History: New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th 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 1,128 years.
New Hampshire vs Japan Economy
GDP: New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion. Japan's economic output is 37.2 times larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita: New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs Japan: $35,951. New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (136%) higher than Japan's.
Average income: New Hampshire: $83,192 vs Japan: $38,340 average income per person (per capita personal income). New Hampshire's average income is 2.2 times (117%) 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.