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Maine vs Japan Geography
Land area: Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²). Japan's land area is 4.6 times (356%) larger than Maine's.
Total area: Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water. Japan's total area is 4.1 times (312%) larger than Maine's.
Length: Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km). Japan's north-south length is 5.0 times (401%) longer than Maine's.
Width: Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km). Japan's east-west width is 7.7 times (672%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point: Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m). Mount Fuji is 7,135 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point: Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet. Japan's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Maine vs Japan Population and History
Population: Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026). Japan's population is 87.3 times larger than Maine's.
Population density: Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6. Japan's population density is 19.1 times higher than Maine's.
Biggest city: Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Japan's is Tokyo with 13,515,271. Tokyo's population is 194.3 times larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area: Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512). Tokyo's population is 58.5 times larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History: Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state. Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947. In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,160 years.
Maine vs Japan Economy
GDP: Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion. Japan's economic output is 44.7 times larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita: Maine: $70,586 per person vs Japan: $35,951. Maine's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (96%) higher than Japan's.
Average income: Maine: $68,932 vs Japan: $38,340 average income per person (per capita personal income). Maine's average income is 1.8 times (80%) higher than Japan's.
Official Websites
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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.