Japan vs Zimbabwe: Land area in square kilometers
Japan
364,569 sq. km
in 2023
Zimbabwe
386,850 sq. km
in 2023
Japan rank
62nd
Zimbabwe rank
61st
Land area in square kilometers over time
- Japan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 386,850 sq. km against 364,569 sq. km in Japan, a difference of 22,281 sq. km.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 62nd and Zimbabwe ranks 61st of 215 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 366,700 sq. km | 386,850 sq. km | 20,150 sq. km | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 366,540 sq. km | 386,850 sq. km | 20,310 sq. km | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 365,290 sq. km | 386,850 sq. km | 21,560 sq. km | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 364,560 sq. km | 386,850 sq. km | 22,290 sq. km | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 364,500 sq. km | 386,850 sq. km | 22,350 sq. km | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 364,500 sq. km | 386,850 sq. km | 22,350 sq. km | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 364,517 sq. km | 386,850 sq. km | 22,333 sq. km | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, Japan or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 386,850 sq. km against 364,569 sq. km in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers between Japan and Zimbabwe?
- 22,281 sq. km, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Zimbabwe rank globally for land area in square kilometers?
- Japan ranks 62nd and Zimbabwe ranks 61st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land area in square kilometers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in square kilometers (km²). Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.