Congo vs Japan: Surface area

Congo

342,000 sq. km

in 2023

Japan

377,969 sq. km

in 2023

Congo rank

65th

Japan rank

63rd

Surface area over time

Japan currently reports 377,969 sq. km against 342,000 sq. km in Congo, a difference of 35,969 sq. km.

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

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

Globally, Congo ranks 65th and Japan ranks 63rd of 216 countries.

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.