Finland vs Japan: Surface area

Finland

338,480 sq. km

in 2023

Japan

377,969 sq. km

in 2023

Finland rank

66th

Japan rank

63rd

Surface area over time

Japan currently reports 377,969 sq. km against 338,480 sq. km in Finland, a difference of 39,489 sq. km.

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

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

Globally, Finland ranks 66th 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.