Which has higher surface area, Japan or Paraguay?

Paraguay, at 406,752 sq. km against 377,969 sq. km in Japan as of 2023.

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

28,783 sq. km, with Paraguay ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Paraguay: Surface area

Japan

377,969 sq. km

in 2023

Paraguay

406,752 sq. km

in 2023

Japan rank

63rd

Paraguay rank

61st

Surface area over time

Japan
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 406,752 sq. km against 377,969 sq. km in Japan, a difference of 28,783 sq. km.

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

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

Japan ranks 63rd and Paraguay ranks 61st of 215 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	377,800 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	28,950 sq. km	Paraguay
1970s	377,800 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	28,950 sq. km	Paraguay
1980s	377,800 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	28,950 sq. km	Paraguay
1990s	377,800 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	28,950 sq. km	Paraguay
2000s	377,903 sq. km	406,750 sq. km	28,847 sq. km	Paraguay
2010s	377,965 sq. km	406,752 sq. km	28,787 sq. km	Paraguay
2020s	377,972 sq. km	406,752 sq. km	28,780 sq. km	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Japan or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 406,752 sq. km against 377,969 sq. km in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Japan and Paraguay?: 28,783 sq. km, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Paraguay?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Paraguay rank globally for surface area?: Japan ranks 63rd and Paraguay ranks 61st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.