Country vs country: Geography Stats: compare key data on India & Japan and Geography Stats: compare key data on India & Japan compared Geography

STAT India Japan HISTORY
Area > Comparative slightly more than one-third the size of the US slightly smaller than California
Area > Land 2.97 million sq km
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Japan 		374,744 sq km
Ranked 60th.
Area > Land > Per capita 2.59 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 195th. 		2.94 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 190th. 14% more than India
Area > Total 3.29 million sq km
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Japan 		377,915 sq km
Ranked 63th.
Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year 1,083
Ranked 86th. 		1,668
Ranked 47th. 54% more than India
Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year 1,083
Ranked 83th. 		1,668
Ranked 46th. 54% more than India
Climate varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
Coastline 7,000 km
Ranked 20th. 		29,751 km
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than India
Geographic coordinates 20 00 N, 77 00 E 36 00 N, 138 00 E
Land area > Sq. km 2.97 million sq km
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Japan 		364,500 sq km
Ranked 59th.
Land area > Square miles 1.24 million square miles
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Japan 		145,894 square miles
Ranked 24th.
Location Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
Natural resources coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, rare earth elements, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land negligible mineral resources, fish
Surface area > Sq. km 3.29 million km²
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Japan 		377,910 km²
Ranked 61st.
Terrain upland plain (Deccan Plateau) in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north mostly rugged and mountainous
Area > Water 314,070 sq km
Ranked 4th. 23 times more than Japan 		13,430 sq km
Ranked 39th.
Area > Comparative to US places slightly more than one-third the size of the US slightly smaller than California
Population density > People per sq. km 368.15 people/m²
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Japan 		350.55 people/m²
Ranked 21st.
Elevation extremes > Highest point Kanchenjunga 8,598 m Fujiyama 3,776 m
Total area > Sq. km 3.29 million
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Japan 		377,930
Ranked 59th.
Land use > Arable land 47.87%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Japan 		11.26%
Ranked 94th.
Irrigated land 663,340 sq km
Ranked 1st. 27 times more than Japan 		25,000 sq km
Ranked 1st.
Natural hazards droughts; flash floods, as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors) every year; tsunamis; typhoons
Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land 488.84 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 15th. 		1,002.26 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than India
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nautical mile
Ranked 79th. The same as Japan 		12 nautical mile
Ranked 50th.
Area > Land per 1000 2.53 sq km
Ranked 178th. 		2.93 sq km
Ranked 173th. 16% more than India
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Indian Ocean 0 m Hachiro-gata -4 m
Coastline per 1000 0.00573 km
Ranked 155th. 		0.233 km
Ranked 71st. 41 times more than India
Population density 336.62 people per sqkm
Ranked 32nd. 		336.72 people per sqkm
Ranked 31st. The same as India
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone 200 nautical mile
Ranked 56th. The same as Japan 		200 nautical mile
Ranked 31st.
Land area > Sq. km > Per capita 2.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 179th. 		2.86 per 1,000 people
Ranked 177th. 11% more than India
Map references Asia Asia
Capital city with population New Delhi - 294,149 Tokyo - 12,527,115
Largest city with population Mumbai - 11,914,398 Tokyo - 12,527,115
Total renewable water resources None None
Forest area > Sq. km 677,598
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Japan 		248,648
Ranked 24th.
Surface area > Sq. km per 1000 2.92 km²
Ranked 179th. 		2.96 km²
Ranked 178th. 1% more than India
Environment > Current issues deforestation; soil erosion; overgrazing; desertification; air pollution from industrial effluents and vehicle emissions; water pollution from raw sewage and runoff of agricultural pesticides; tap water is not potable throughout the country; huge and growing population is overstraining natural resources air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain; acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of these resources in Asia and elsewhere
Land use > Other 48.39%
Ranked 236th. 		87.93%
Ranked 125th. 82% more than India
Area > Total per 1000 2.8 sq km
Ranked 181st. 		2.96 sq km
Ranked 177th. 6% more than India
Area > Water per 1000 0.268 sq km
Ranked 70th. 11 times more than Japan 		0.0242 sq km
Ranked 124th.
Natural hazards > Volcanism Barren Island (elev. 354 m) in the Andaman Sea has been active in recent years both Unzen (elev. 1,500 m) and Sakura-jima (elev. 1,117 m), which lies near the densely populated city of Kagoshima, have been deemed "Decade Volcanoes" by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Asama, Honshu Island's most active volcano, Aso, Bandai, Fuji, Iwo-Jima, Kikai, Kirishima, Komaga-take, Oshima, Suwanosejima, Tokachi, Yake-dake, and Usu
Land use > Permanent crops 3.74%
Ranked 64th. 5 times more than Japan 		0.81%
Ranked 128th.
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area 125 sq. km
Ranked 25th. 40% more than Japan 		89.06 sq. km
Ranked 31st.
Google Street View, year added 2,012
Ranked 19th. About the same as Japan 		2,008
Ranked 71st.
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone 24
Ranked 71st. The same as Japan 		24
Ranked 49th.
Environment > International agreements > Party to Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
Surface area > Sq. km > Per capita 3 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 182nd. 2% more than Japan 		2.96 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 183th.
Precipitation 2,168 mm
Ranked 9th. 54% more than Japan 		1,406 mm
Ranked 19th.
Highest point Kangchenjunga Mount Fuji
Irrigated land > Per capita 0.524 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Japan 		0.203 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 79th.
Note dominates South Asian subcontinent; near important Indian Ocean trade routes; Kanchenjunga, third tallest mountain in the world, lies on the border with Nepal strategic location in northeast Asia
Irrigated land per million 510.23 sq km
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Japan 		202.95 sq km
Ranked 83th.
Capital New Delhi Tokyo
Border to area ratio 0.00445 km/km²
Ranked 127th. 		0.0
Ranked 169th.
Marine Coastline 7,000 km
Ranked 20th. 		29,751 km
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than India
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Per capita 585 690
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Total 645.84 88.43
Highest point elevation None
None
Environment > International agreements > Signed, but not ratified none of the selected agreements none of the selected agreements
Highest town Hikkim Fujikawaguchiko
Northernmost point Siachen Glacier Cape Soya , Hokkaid\u014d
Forested Land 21.6%
Ranked 113th. 		64%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than India
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone per million people 0.0197
Ranked 80th. 		0.189
Ranked 74th. 10 times more than India
Area > Water > Per capita 273.87 sq km per 1 million peo
Ranked 70th. 11 times more than Japan 		24.28 sq km per 1 million peo
Ranked 128th.
Area > Total > Per capita 2.86 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 200th. 		2.97 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 195th. 4% more than India
Northernmost point latitude 35\u00b030'N 45\u00b031'N
Lowest point Kuttanad Hachiro-gata
Lowest point altitude \u22122.2 m (\u22127.2 ft) \u22124 m (\u221213 ft)
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita 613 cu m/yr
Ranked 8th. 		714.3 cu m/yr
Ranked 4th. 17% more than India
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita 613 cu m/yr
Ranked 8th. 		714.3 cu m/yr
Ranked 4th. 17% more than India
Continent or sub continent Asia Asia
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people 0.508 cu m/yr
Ranked 15th. 		5.59 cu m/yr
Ranked 11th. 11 times more than India
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total 761 cu km/yr
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Japan 		90.04 cu km/yr
Ranked 7th.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas > % of total territorial area 5%
Ranked 140th. 		10.97%
Ranked 104th. 2 times more than India
Agricultural land > % of land area 60.51%
Ranked 40th. 5 times more than Japan 		12.76%
Ranked 164th.
Low-lying areas > Elevation under 5 metres > % of land area 1.35%
Ranked 127th. 		5.88%
Ranked 64th. 4 times more than India
Arable land > % of land area 52.92%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Japan 		11.67%
Ranked 93th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total 761 cu km/yr
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Japan 		90.04 cu km/yr
Ranked 7th.
Forest area > % of land area 22.79%
Ranked 113th. 		68.22%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than India
Terrestrial protected areas > % of total land area 5.21%
Ranked 151st. 		16.54%
Ranked 87th. 3 times more than India
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people 0.508 cu m/yr
Ranked 15th. 		5.59 cu m/yr
Ranked 11th. 11 times more than India
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people 0.623 cu km/yr
Ranked 46th. 		0.708 cu km/yr
Ranked 37th. 14% more than India
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people 0.623 cu km/yr
Ranked 46th. 		0.708 cu km/yr
Ranked 37th. 14% more than India
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters > % of total population 3.76%
Ranked 121st. 		16.23%
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than India

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