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Wyoming vs Japan Geography
Land area: Wyoming has a land area of 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²). Japan's land area is 1.4 times (45%) larger than Wyoming's.
Total area: Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water. Japan's total area is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Wyoming's.
Length: Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km). Japan's north-south length is 4.8 times (381%) longer than Wyoming's.
Width: Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km). Japan's east-west width is 3.8 times (282%) wider than Wyoming's.
Highest point: Wyoming's highest point is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m). Gannett Peak is 1,400 feet higher than Mount Fuji.
Lowest point: Wyoming's lowest point is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet. Japan's lowest point is 3,121 feet lower.
Wyoming vs Japan Population and History
Population: Wyoming has a population of 587,618 (2024), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026). Japan's population is 208.8 times larger than Wyoming's.
Population density: Wyoming: 6.1 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6. Japan's population density is 142.9 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city: Wyoming's biggest city is Cheyenne with 65,704 people; Japan's is Tokyo with 13,515,271. Tokyo's population is 205.7 times larger than Cheyenne's.
Largest metro area: Wyoming's largest metropolitan area is Cheyenne, WY metro area (101,783 people) vs Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512). Tokyo's population is 328.3 times larger than Cheyenne, WY metro area's.
History: Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th 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 1,230 years.
Wyoming vs Japan Economy
GDP: Wyoming's GDP is $51.5 billion (2024) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion. Japan's economic output is 86.1 times larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita: Wyoming: $87,639 per person vs Japan: $35,951. Wyoming's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (144%) higher than Japan's.
Average income: Wyoming: $86,477 vs Japan: $38,340 average income per person (per capita personal income). Wyoming's average income is 2.3 times (126%) 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.