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Georgia vs Japan Geography
Land area: Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²). Japan's land area is 2.4 times (144%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area: Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water. Japan's total area is 2.5 times (146%) larger than Georgia's.
Length: Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km). Japan's north-south length is 4.8 times (378%) longer than Georgia's.
Width: Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km). Japan's east-west width is 4.6 times (357%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point: Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m). Mount Fuji is 7,610 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point: Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet. Japan's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Georgia vs Japan Population and History
Population: Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026). Japan's population is 11.0 times larger than Georgia's.
Population density: Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6. Japan's population density is 4.5 times (350%) higher than Georgia's.
Biggest city: Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; Japan's is Tokyo with 13,515,271. Tokyo's population is 26.0 times larger than Atlanta's.
Largest metro area: Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512). Tokyo's population is 5.2 times (421%) larger than Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's.
History: Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th 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 1,128 years.
Georgia vs Japan Economy
GDP: Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion. Japan's economic output is 5.0 times (403%) larger than Georgia's.
GDP per capita: Georgia: $78,841 per person vs Japan: $35,951. Georgia's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (119%) higher than Japan's.
Average income: Georgia: $63,006 vs Japan: $38,340 average income per person (per capita personal income). Georgia's average income is 1.6 times (64%) 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.