Which has higher land area, Japan or Paraguay?

Paraguay, at 396,012 sq. km against 364,500 sq. km in Japan as of 2024.

What is the difference in land area between Japan and Paraguay?

31,512 sq. km, with Paraguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Paraguay?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Paraguay: Land area (sq. km)

Japan

364,500 sq. km

in 2024

Paraguay

396,012 sq. km

in 2024

Japan rank

62nd

Paraguay rank

60th

Land area (sq. km) over time

Japan
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 396,012 sq. km against 364,500 sq. km in Japan, a difference of 31,512 sq. km.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 62nd and Paraguay ranks 60th of 216 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	366,700 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	30,600 sq. km	Paraguay
1970s	366,540 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	30,760 sq. km	Paraguay
1980s	365,290 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	32,010 sq. km	Paraguay
1990s	364,560 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	32,740 sq. km	Paraguay
2000s	364,500 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	32,800 sq. km	Paraguay
2010s	364,500 sq. km	397,300 sq. km	32,800 sq. km	Paraguay
2020s	364,500 sq. km	396,527 sq. km	32,027 sq. km	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Japan or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 396,012 sq. km against 364,500 sq. km in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area between Japan and Paraguay?: 31,512 sq. km, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Paraguay?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Paraguay rank globally for land area?: Japan ranks 62nd and Paraguay ranks 60th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,585 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.