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Wisconsin vs Japan Geography
Land area: Wisconsin has a land area of 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²). Japan's land area is 2.6 times (160%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area: Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water. Japan's total area is 2.2 times (123%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Length: Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km). Japan's north-south length is 4.2 times (323%) longer than Wisconsin's.
Width: Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km). Japan's east-west width is 4.9 times (385%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point: Wisconsin's highest point is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m). Mount Fuji is 10,442 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point: Wisconsin's lowest point is Lake Michigan at 577 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet. Japan's lowest point is 590 feet lower.
Wisconsin vs Japan Population and History
Population: Wisconsin has a population of 5,960,975 (2024), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026). Japan's population is 20.6 times larger than Wisconsin's.
Population density: Wisconsin: 110.0 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6. Japan's population density is 7.9 times (692%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest city: Wisconsin's biggest city is Milwaukee with 563,531 people; Japan's is Tokyo with 13,515,271. Tokyo's population is 24.0 times larger than Milwaukee's.
Largest metro area: Wisconsin's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512). Tokyo's population is 8.9 times (789%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History: Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th 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 1,188 years.
Wisconsin vs Japan Economy
GDP: Wisconsin's GDP is $453.3 billion (2024) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion. Japan's economic output is 9.8 times (878%) larger than Wisconsin's.
GDP per capita: Wisconsin: $76,044 per person vs Japan: $35,951. Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (112%) higher than Japan's.
Average income: Wisconsin: $67,755 vs Japan: $38,340 average income per person (per capita personal income). Wisconsin's average income is 1.8 times (77%) 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.