Country size comparison
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Japan is about 19 times bigger than Massachusetts.
Massachusetts is approximately 20,306 sq km, while Japan is approximately 377,915 sq km, making Japan 1,761% larger than Massachusetts. Meanwhile, the population of Massachusetts is ~6.5 million people (117.7 million more people live in Japan).
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