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Japan vs Newfoundland and Labrador Geography
Land area
- Japan has a land area of 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 144,353 square miles (373,872 km²).
- Japan and Newfoundland and Labrador have about the same land area.
Total area
- Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²) vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 156,453 square miles (405,212 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Newfoundland and Labrador's total area is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Japan's.
Length
- Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km) long from north to south; Newfoundland and Labrador is 1,045 miles (1,681 km).
- Japan's north-south length is 1.5 times (49%) longer than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Width
- Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km) east to west; Newfoundland and Labrador spans 799 miles (1,286 km).
- Japan's east-west width is 2.0 times (96%) wider than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Highest point
- Japan's highest point is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m); Newfoundland and Labrador's is Mount Caubvick at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mount Fuji is 6,968 feet higher than Mount Caubvick.
Lowest point
- Japan's lowest point is Hachirogata at -13 feet; Newfoundland and Labrador's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Japan's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Japan vs Newfoundland and Labrador Population and History
Population
- Japan has a population of 122,680,000 (2026), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 548,557 (2026).
- Japan's population is 223.6 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Population density
- Japan: 871.6 people per square mile vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.8.
- Japan's population density is 229.4 times higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Biggest city
- Japan's biggest city is Tokyo with 13,515,271 people; Newfoundland and Labrador's is St. John's with 110,525.
- Tokyo's population is 122.3 times larger than St. John's'.
Largest metro area
- Japan's largest metropolitan area is Tokyo (33,412,512 people) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's St. John's CMA (212,579).
- Tokyo's population is 157.2 times larger than St. John's CMA's.
History
- Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947.
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Joined Confederation on March 31, 1949, the last province to join.
- In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,289 years.
Japan vs Newfoundland and Labrador Economy
GDP
- Japan's GDP is $4,435.2 billion (2025) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's $30.8 billion.
- Japan's economic output is 144.0 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
GDP per capita
- Japan: $35,951 per person vs Newfoundland and Labrador: $56,364.
- Newfoundland and Labrador's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (57%) higher than Japan's.
Official Websites
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