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Alabama vs Japan Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²).
- Japan's land area is 2.8 times (178%) larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Japan's total area is 2.8 times (178%) larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km).
- Japan's north-south length is 4.7 times (370%) longer than Alabama's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km).
- Japan's east-west width is 7.4 times (640%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m).
- Mount Fuji is 9,983 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet.
- Japan's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Alabama vs Japan Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026).
- Japan's population is 23.8 times larger than Alabama's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6.
- Japan's population density is 8.6 times (756%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Japan's is Tokyo with 13,515,271.
- Tokyo's population is 58.7 times larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512).
- Tokyo's population is 28.0 times larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd 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 1,159 years.
Alabama vs Japan Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion.
- Japan's economic output is 13.6 times larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Japan: $35,951.
- Alabama's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (75%) higher than Japan's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Japan: $38,340 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alabama's average income is 1.5 times (49%) higher than Japan's.
Official Websites
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