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Japan vs Northwest Territories Geography
Land area: Japan has a land area of 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²), while Northwest Territories has 456,792 square miles (1,183,085 km²). Northwest Territories' land area is 3.2 times (225%) larger than Japan's.
Total area: Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²) vs Northwest Territories: 519,734 square miles (1,346,106 km²), including inland and coastal water. Northwest Territories' total area is 3.6 times (256%) larger than Japan's.
Length: Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km) long from north to south; Northwest Territories is 1,310 miles (2,107 km). Japan's north-south length is 1.2 times (19%) longer than Northwest Territories'.
Width: Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km) east to west; Northwest Territories spans 990 miles (1,593 km). Japan's east-west width is 1.6 times (58%) wider than Northwest Territories'.
Highest point: Japan's highest point is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m); Northwest Territories's is Mount Nirvana at 9,098 feet (2,773 m). Mount Fuji is 3,290 feet higher than Mount Nirvana.
Lowest point: Japan's lowest point is Hachirogata at -13 feet; Northwest Territories's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Japan's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Japan vs Northwest Territories Population and History
Population: Japan has a population of 122,680,000 (2026), while Northwest Territories has 45,257 (2024). Japan's population is 2,710.7 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
Population density: Japan: 871.6 people per square mile vs Northwest Territories: 0.1. Japan's population density is 8,716.0 times higher than Northwest Territories'.
Biggest city: Japan's biggest city is Tokyo with 13,515,271 people; Northwest Territories's is Yellowknife with 20,340. Tokyo's population is 664.5 times larger than Yellowknife's.
Largest metro area: Japan's largest metropolitan area is Tokyo (33,412,512 people) vs Northwest Territories's Yellowknife CMA (20,340). Tokyo's population is 1,642.7 times larger than Yellowknife CMA's.
History: Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947. Northwest Territories: Became a Canadian territory on July 15, 1870. In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,210 years.
Japan vs Northwest Territories Economy
GDP: Japan's GDP is $4,435.2 billion (2025) vs Northwest Territories's $3.7 billion. Japan's economic output is 1,198.7 times larger than Northwest Territories'.
GDP per capita: Japan: $35,951 per person vs Northwest Territories: $82,646. Northwest Territories' GDP per capita is 2.3 times (130%) higher than Japan's.
Official Websites
Japan official website · Northwest Territories official website
More Size Comparisons
All Japan size comparisons · All Northwest Territories size comparisons
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.