Which has higher land area, Japan or Sweden?

Sweden, at 407,270 sq. km against 364,500 sq. km in Japan as of 2024.

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

42,770 sq. km, with Sweden ahead.

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

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 Sweden: Land area (sq. km)

Japan

364,500 sq. km

in 2024

Sweden

407,270 sq. km

in 2024

Japan rank

62nd

Sweden rank

59th

Land area (sq. km) over time

Japan
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 407,270 sq. km against 364,500 sq. km in Japan, a difference of 42,770 sq. km.

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

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

Japan ranks 62nd and Sweden ranks 59th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	366,700 sq. km	407,340 sq. km	40,640 sq. km	Sweden
1970s	366,540 sq. km	407,340 sq. km	40,800 sq. km	Sweden
1980s	365,290 sq. km	407,340 sq. km	42,050 sq. km	Sweden
1990s	364,560 sq. km	407,340 sq. km	42,780 sq. km	Sweden
2000s	364,500 sq. km	407,340 sq. km	42,840 sq. km	Sweden
2010s	364,500 sq. km	407,322 sq. km	42,822 sq. km	Sweden
2020s	364,500 sq. km	407,276 sq. km	42,776 sq. km	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Japan or Sweden?: Sweden, at 407,270 sq. km against 364,500 sq. km in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area between Japan and Sweden?: 42,770 sq. km, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for land area?: Japan ranks 62nd and Sweden ranks 59th 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.