Country size comparison
compared to
Japan is about 1.6 times bigger than United Kingdom.
United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, while Japan is approximately 377,915 sq km, making Japan 55% larger than United Kingdom. Meanwhile, the population of United Kingdom is ~67.8 million people (56.4 million more people live in Japan).
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
United Kingdom is 98.2% more expensive than Japan overall
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Moving from Japan to United Kingdom · OECD 2016
5,000 people moved from Japan to United Kingdom.
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