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Vermont vs Japan Geography
Land area: Vermont has a land area of 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²). Japan's land area is 15.3 times larger than Vermont's.
Total area: Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water. Japan's total area is 15.2 times larger than Vermont's.
Length: Vermont is 165 miles (265 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km). Japan's north-south length is 9.4 times (844%) longer than Vermont's.
Width: Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km). Japan's east-west width is 13.9 times wider than Vermont's.
Highest point: Vermont's highest point is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m). Mount Fuji is 8,004 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point: Vermont's lowest point is Lake Champlain at 95 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet. Japan's lowest point is 108 feet lower.
Vermont vs Japan Population and History
Population: Vermont has a population of 648,493 (2024), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026). Japan's population is 189.2 times larger than Vermont's.
Population density: Vermont: 70.4 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6. Japan's population density is 12.4 times higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city: Vermont's biggest city is Burlington with 44,432 people; Japan's is Tokyo with 13,515,271. Tokyo's population is 304.2 times larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area: Vermont's largest metropolitan area is Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445 people) vs Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512). Tokyo's population is 145.6 times larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History: Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th 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 1,131 years.
Vermont vs Japan Economy
GDP: Vermont's GDP is $46.3 billion (2024) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion. Japan's economic output is 95.8 times larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita: Vermont: $71,359 per person vs Japan: $35,951. Vermont's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (98%) higher than Japan's.
Average income: Vermont: $71,287 vs Japan: $38,340 average income per person (per capita personal income). Vermont's average income is 1.9 times (86%) 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.