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Japan vs Nunavut Geography
Land area
- Japan has a land area of 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²).
- Nunavut's land area is 5.3 times (431%) larger than Japan's.
Total area
- Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nunavut's total area is 5.5 times (454%) larger than Japan's.
Length
- Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km).
- Nunavut's north-south length is 1.4 times (36%) longer than Japan's.
Width
- Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
- Japan's east-west width is 1.2 times (18%) wider than Nunavut's.
Highest point
- Japan's highest point is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m).
- Mount Fuji is 3,805 feet higher than Barbeau Peak.
Lowest point
- Japan's lowest point is Hachirogata at -13 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Japan's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Japan vs Nunavut Population and History
Population
- Japan has a population of 122,680,000 (2026), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024).
- Japan's population is 2,962.6 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density
- Japan: 871.6 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1.
- Japan's population density is 8,716.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city
- Japan's biggest city is Tokyo with 13,515,271 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429.
- Tokyo's population is 1,819.3 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History
- Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947.
- Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory.
- In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,339 years.
Japan vs Nunavut Economy
GDP
- Japan's GDP is $4,435.2 billion (2025) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion.
- Japan's economic output is 1,081.8 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita
- Japan: $35,951 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932.
- Nunavut's GDP per capita is 2.8 times (178%) higher than Japan's.
Official Websites
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