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South Carolina vs Japan Geography
Land area: South Carolina has a land area of 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²). Japan's land area is 4.7 times (368%) larger than South Carolina's.
Total area: South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water. Japan's total area is 4.6 times (356%) larger than South Carolina's.
Length: South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km). Japan's north-south length is 6.6 times (560%) longer than South Carolina's.
Width: South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km). Japan's east-west width is 5.6 times (462%) wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point: South Carolina's highest point is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m). Mount Fuji is 8,891 feet higher than Sassafras Mountain.
Lowest point: South Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet. Japan's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
South Carolina vs Japan Population and History
Population: South Carolina has a population of 5,478,831 (2024), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026). Japan's population is 22.4 times larger than South Carolina's.
Population density: South Carolina: 182.2 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6. Japan's population density is 4.8 times (378%) higher than South Carolina's.
Biggest city: South Carolina's biggest city is Charleston with 157,665 people; Japan's is Tokyo with 13,515,271. Tokyo's population is 85.7 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area: South Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512). Tokyo's population is 11.6 times larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History: South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th 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.
South Carolina vs Japan Economy
GDP: South Carolina's GDP is $357.1 billion (2024) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion. Japan's economic output is 12.4 times larger than South Carolina's.
GDP per capita: South Carolina: $65,173 per person vs Japan: $35,951. South Carolina's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (81%) higher than Japan's.
Average income: South Carolina: $60,776 vs Japan: $38,340 average income per person (per capita personal income). South Carolina's average income is 1.6 times (59%) 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.