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Japan vs New South Wales Geography
Land area
- Japan has a land area of 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²), while New South Wales has 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²).
- New South Wales' land area is 2.2 times (120%) larger than Japan's.
Total area
- Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²) vs New South Wales: 309,130 square miles (800,642 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New South Wales' total area is 2.1 times (112%) larger than Japan's.
Length
- Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km) long from north to south; New South Wales is 678 miles (1,092 km).
- Japan's north-south length is 2.3 times (130%) longer than New South Wales'.
Width
- Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km) east to west; New South Wales spans 831 miles (1,338 km).
- Japan's east-west width is 1.9 times (89%) wider than New South Wales'.
Highest point
- Japan's highest point is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m); New South Wales's is Mount Kosciuszko at 7,310 feet (2,228 m).
- Mount Fuji is 5,078 feet higher than Mount Kosciuszko.
Lowest point
- Japan's lowest point is Hachirogata at -13 feet; New South Wales's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Japan's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Japan vs New South Wales Population and History
Population
- Japan has a population of 122,680,000 (2026), while New South Wales has 8,624,534 (2025).
- Japan's population is 14.2 times larger than New South Wales'.
Population density
- Japan: 871.6 people per square mile vs New South Wales: 27.9.
- Japan's population density is 31.2 times higher than New South Wales'.
Largest metro area
- Japan's largest metropolitan area is Tokyo (33,412,512 people) vs New South Wales's Greater Sydney (5,638,830).
- Tokyo's population is 5.9 times (493%) larger than Greater Sydney's.
History
- Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947.
- New South Wales: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1788.
- In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,241 years.
Japan vs New South Wales Economy
GDP
- Japan's GDP is $4,435.2 billion (2025) vs New South Wales's $547.1 billion.
- Japan's economic output is 8.1 times (711%) larger than New South Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Japan: $35,951 per person vs New South Wales: $63,435.
- New South Wales' GDP per capita is 1.8 times (76%) higher than Japan's.
Official Websites
Japan official website · New South Wales official website
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