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Japan vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Japan has a land area of 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 44.9 times larger than Japan's.
Total area
- Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 45.2 times larger than Japan's.
Length
- Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 1.9 times (91%) longer than Japan's.
Width
- Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 2.5 times (146%) wider than Japan's.
Highest point
- Japan's highest point is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 6,122 feet higher than Mount Fuji.
Lowest point
- Japan's lowest point is Hachirogata at -13 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 79 feet lower.
Japan vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Japan has a population of 122,680,000 (2026), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Japan's.
Population density
- Japan: 871.6 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Japan's population density is 37.7 times higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Japan's biggest city is Tokyo with 13,515,271 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Tokyo and Moscow have about the same population.
Largest metro area
- Japan's largest metropolitan area is Tokyo (33,412,512 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Tokyo's population is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Moscow's.
History
- Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,331 years.
Japan vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Japan's GDP is $4,435.2 billion (2025) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Japan's economic output is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Russia's.
GDP per capita
- Japan: $35,951 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Japan's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (105%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Japan: $38,340 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Japan's average income is 2.4 times (140%) higher than Russia's.
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