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Arizona vs Japan Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²).
- Japan's land area is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Arizona's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Japan's total area is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Arizona's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km).
- Japan's north-south length is 3.6 times (263%) longer than Arizona's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km).
- Japan's east-west width is 3.5 times (247%) wider than Arizona's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 232 feet higher than Mount Fuji.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet.
- Japan's lowest point is 84 feet lower.
Arizona vs Japan Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026).
- Japan's population is 16.2 times larger than Arizona's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6.
- Japan's population density is 13.1 times higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Japan's is Tokyo with 13,515,271.
- Tokyo's population is 8.1 times (708%) larger than Phoenix's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512).
- Tokyo's population is 6.4 times (544%) larger than Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th 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 1,252 years.
Arizona vs Japan Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion.
- Japan's economic output is 7.8 times (678%) larger than Arizona's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Japan: $35,951.
- Arizona's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (109%) higher than Japan's.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs Japan: $38,340 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Arizona's average income is 1.7 times (72%) higher than Japan's.
Official Websites
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