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Japan vs Yukon Geography
Land area: Japan has a land area of 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²). Yukon's land area is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Japan's.
Total area: Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water. Yukon's total area is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Japan's.
Length: Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km). Japan's north-south length is 2.3 times (133%) longer than Yukon's.
Width: Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km). Japan's east-west width is 1.9 times (89%) wider than Yukon's.
Highest point: Japan's highest point is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m). Mount Logan is 7,163 feet higher than Mount Fuji.
Lowest point: Japan's lowest point is Hachirogata at -13 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Japan's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Japan vs Yukon Population and History
Population: Japan has a population of 122,680,000 (2026), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024). Japan's population is 2,577.6 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density: Japan: 871.6 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3. Japan's population density is 2,905.3 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city: Japan's biggest city is Tokyo with 13,515,271 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201. Tokyo's population is 479.2 times larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area: Japan's largest metropolitan area is Tokyo (33,412,512 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913). Tokyo's population is 1,047.0 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History: Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947. Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898. In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,238 years.
Japan vs Yukon Economy
GDP: Japan's GDP is $4,435.2 billion (2025) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion. Japan's economic output is 1,386.0 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita: Japan: $35,951 per person vs Yukon: $66,713. Yukon's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (86%) higher than Japan's.
Official Websites
Japan official website · Yukon official website
More Size Comparisons
All Japan size comparisons · All Yukon size comparisons
Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.