Japan vs. Canada: Density by the Numbers

Japan: 377,975 km², 125M people → 331/km².
Canada: 9,984,670 km², 39M people → 3.9/km².

Japan is 85× denser. Tokyo metro (37M) packs into 13,500 km²—2,740/km². Toronto metro (6.5M) spreads over 5,900 km²—1,100/km². Japan's habitable land (20% of area) pushes effective density to ~1,600/km². Canada's is concentrated in a 160-km band along the US border.

Crowding shows: Japan's micro-apartments, capsule hotels, 99% train punctuality. Canada's: suburban sprawl, car dependence, wilderness 2 hrs from downtown. Different planets.