Japan vs South Korea

Government structure comparison · Side by side

Japan

South Korea

Capital

Tokyo

Seoul

Continent

Asia

Asia

Population

123.2M

51.5M

GDP

$5715.0B

$2607.0B

Area

377,915 km²

99,720 km²

Languages

Japanese

Korean, English

Currency

yen (JPY) per US dollar -

South Korean won (KRW) per US dollar -

Government

parliamentary constitutional monarchy

presidential republic

Head of State

Naruhito

Lee Jae Myung

Head of Government

Sanae Takaichi

Lee Jae Myung