Which has higher land area, Japan or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 386,850 sq. km against 364,569 sq. km in Japan as of 2023.

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

22,281 sq. km, with Zimbabwe ahead.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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 Zimbabwe: Land area

Japan

364,569 sq. km

in 2023

Zimbabwe

386,850 sq. km

in 2023

Japan rank

63rd

Zimbabwe rank

62nd

Land area over time

Japan
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 386,850 sq. km against 364,569 sq. km in Japan, a difference of 22,281 sq. km.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 63rd and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	366,700 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	20,150 sq. km	Zimbabwe
1970s	366,540 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	20,310 sq. km	Zimbabwe
1980s	365,290 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	21,560 sq. km	Zimbabwe
1990s	364,560 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	22,290 sq. km	Zimbabwe
2000s	364,500 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	22,350 sq. km	Zimbabwe
2010s	364,500 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	22,350 sq. km	Zimbabwe
2020s	364,517 sq. km	386,850 sq. km	22,333 sq. km	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Japan or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 386,850 sq. km against 364,569 sq. km in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Japan and Zimbabwe?: 22,281 sq. km, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Zimbabwe?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Zimbabwe rank globally for land area?: Japan ranks 63rd and Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 217 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: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 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.