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New York vs Japan Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²).
- Japan's land area is 3.0 times (199%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Japan's total area is 2.7 times (167%) larger than New York's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km).
- Japan's north-south length is 5.0 times (399%) longer than New York's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km).
- Japan's east-west width is 3.8 times (278%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m).
- Mount Fuji is 7,053 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet.
- Japan's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
New York vs Japan Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026).
- Japan's population is 6.2 times (517%) larger than New York's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6.
- Japan's population density is 2.1 times (107%) higher than New York's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Japan's is Tokyo with 13,515,271.
- Tokyo's population is 1.6 times (59%) larger than New York's.
Largest metro area
- New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512).
- Tokyo's population is 1.7 times (68%) larger than New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th 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 1,128 years.
New York vs Japan Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion.
- Japan's economic output is 1.9 times (91%) larger than New York's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Japan: $35,951.
- New York's GDP per capita is 3.3 times (225%) higher than Japan's.
Average income
- New York: $85,552 vs Japan: $38,340 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 2.2 times (123%) higher than Japan's.
Official Websites
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