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Japan vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Japan has a land area of 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Japan's land area is 17.5 times larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Japan's total area is 18.2 times larger than Wales'.
Length
- Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Japan's north-south length is 10.4 times longer than Wales'.
Width
- Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Japan's east-west width is 14.1 times wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Japan's highest point is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Mount Fuji is 8,828 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- Japan's lowest point is Hachirogata at -13 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Japan's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Japan vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Japan has a population of 122,680,000 (2026), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Japan's population is 39.5 times larger than Wales'.
Population density
- Japan: 871.6 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Japan's population density is 2.3 times (125%) higher than Wales'.
Biggest city
- Japan's biggest city is Tokyo with 13,515,271 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Tokyo's population is 36.3 times larger than Cardiff's.
History
- Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 876 years.
Japan vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Japan's GDP is $4,435.2 billion (2025) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Japan's economic output is 49.6 times larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Japan: $35,951 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Japan's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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