Japan vs Manitoba: a Numbers Game

For those who may be interested, here are some simple facts about Manitoba and Japan.

Japan 146,000 miles square
Manitoba 250,000 miles square
Japan 127,000,000 people
Manitoba 1,200,000 people
Japan 876 people/mile square (population density)
Manitoba 5.6 people/mile square

Now, I know, many people will say that population density is misleading because 75% of the people in Manitoba live on only 15% of the land, or within 150 miles of the U.S. border. This means that while the average population density is 5.6, the experienced population density is much higher, something in the range of 24 people/square mile. So that makes the ratio more respectable; 24:876 per mile square. However, it does not end there. Japan is of course a number of islands built around a number of mountains, with the result that only 30% of Japan is actually inhabited. Thus, while the average population density in Japan is 876, the experienced density is something nearer to 2,600 people/square mile. To help understand this seemingly large number, consider Altona for example, a town that covers just over 1.5 square miles and has a population of around 3200 I think. Given the fact that population is much more dense in cities than in Altona, it becomes a little easier to see that 2,600 people/square mile is easily possible. Nevertheless, it still would be a lot like if everything south if the Trans Canada Highway in Manitoba was one big city.