Country size comparison

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Zambia is about 2 times bigger than Japan.

Japan is approximately 377,915 sq km, while Zambia is approximately 752,618 sq km, making Zambia 99% larger than Japan. Meanwhile, the population of Japan is ~124.2 million people (104.6 million fewer people live in Zambia).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Japan vs. Zambia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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