Hong Kong, China vs Japan: GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre
Hong Kong, China
2.84 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
1.69 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
9th
Japan rank
10th
GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 2.84 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 1.69 billion current LCU per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 1.15 billion current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.7 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 9th and Japan ranks 10th of 210 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.87 million current LCU per square kilometre | 107.83 million current LCU per square kilometre | 94.97 million current LCU per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 55.06 million current LCU per square kilometre | 421.69 million current LCU per square kilometre | 366.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 301.55 million current LCU per square kilometre | 934.25 million current LCU per square kilometre | 632.69 million current LCU per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.01 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 1.44 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 421.32 million current LCU per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.38 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 1.46 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 86.35 million current LCU per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.23 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 1.47 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 752.84 million current LCU per square kilometre | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 2.70 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 1.60 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 1.10 billion current LCU per square kilometre | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre, Hong Kong, China or Japan?
- Hong Kong, China, at 2.84 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 1.69 billion current LCU per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre between Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 1.15 billion current LCU per square kilometre, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 9th and Japan ranks 10th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), 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
GDP (current LCU) 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.