Japan vs Low & middle income: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Japan
8.86 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
327,207 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
20th
Low & middle income rank
20th
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 8.86 million current US$ per square kilometre against 327,207 current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 8.54 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 27.1 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 20th and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 185 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 979,454 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,394 current US$ per square kilometre | 968,060 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.29 million current US$ per square kilometre | 26,521 current US$ per square kilometre | 3.27 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 8.07 million current US$ per square kilometre | 44,949 current US$ per square kilometre | 8.02 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 9.43 million current US$ per square kilometre | 88,681 current US$ per square kilometre | 9.34 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 11.03 million current US$ per square kilometre | 222,132 current US$ per square kilometre | 10.80 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 9.75 million current US$ per square kilometre | 296,286 current US$ per square kilometre | 9.45 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Japan or Low & middle income?
- Japan, at 8.86 million current US$ per square kilometre against 327,207 current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Low & middle income?
- 8.54 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 20th and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.