Texas is 84.1% larger than Japan (1.84 times the size). Areas below are total areas from national statistics; the Mercator factor shows how much a standard web map inflates each one.
Texas is larger by 122,659 sq mi (317,687 km²).
Share of the two areas combined (true area, not map area)
| Metric | 🇺🇸 Texas | 🇯🇵 Japan | Ratio / Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Area (Sq Miles) | 268,596 sq mi | 145,937 sq mi | 1.84x |
| Total Area (Sq Kilometers) | 695,662 km² | 377,975 km² | 1.84x |
| Population | 29,145,505 | 125,100,000 | 4.3x less |
| Population Density | 109 people / sq mi | 857 people / sq mi | Japan 7.9x denser |
| Capital or Seat | Austin | Tokyo | - |
| Largest Metropolitan Area | Houston | Tokyo | - |
| Latitude Center | 31.0° | 36.5° | 5.5° lat diff |
| Mercator Area Inflation Factor | 1.36x | 1.55x | 0.88x visual distortion |
Japan stretches across 1,800 miles from north to south, making it look massive length-wise, but its total surface area is less than 55% of Texas.
Mercator projection formulas stretch surface area proportionally to sec²(φ) = 1 / cos²(φ), magnifying landmasses drastically near the north and south poles.
Texas is 1.84 times the size of Japan. Texas covers 268,596 square miles while Japan spans 145,937 square miles. However, Japan houses more than four times the population of Texas (125.1 million vs 29.1 million).
Texas coastline extends for 367 miles along the Gulf of Mexico.
Japan is an archipelago of 14,125 islands, though over 98% of its land area comprises just four main islands: Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku.
Mercator factors use the center latitude only (area scale = 1 / cos² of latitude), so they are approximations for places that span many degrees of latitude.
Use published areas from national statistics offices or census gazetteers rather than judging by pixels on a flat web map.
Remember that Web Mercator tiles distort areas by 1/cos²(latitude). High-latitude regions appear vastly larger than equatorial states.
Drag one outline over the other in the true size tool; the shape is re-projected as it moves, so it keeps its real size.
Yes. Texas is 1.84 times larger than Japan in terms of geographic area.
Yes. Japan's total surface area of 145,937 sq mi is well below Texas's 268,596 sq mi.
Japan has about 125,100,000 people versus 29,145,505 in Texas, roughly 4.3 times as many. Per square mile, that is about 109 people in Texas and 857 in Japan.
