Japan vs Kuwait: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

Japan
12.03 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
9.29 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
28th
Kuwait rank
30th

GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Kuwait
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 12.03 million current US$ per square kilometre against 9.29 million current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 2.74 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 28th and Kuwait ranks 30th of 210 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 317,049 current US$ per square kilometre 127,404 current US$ per square kilometre 189,646 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1970s 1.59 million current US$ per square kilometre 612,601 current US$ per square kilometre 975,830 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 5.18 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.92 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 12.31 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre 10.94 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 13.14 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.31 million current US$ per square kilometre 8.83 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 14.75 million current US$ per square kilometre 7.88 million current US$ per square kilometre 6.87 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 13.20 million current US$ per square kilometre 8.53 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.67 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Japan or Kuwait?
Japan, at 12.03 million current US$ per square kilometre against 9.29 million current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Kuwait?
2.74 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 28th and Kuwait ranks 30th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
258 places, 13,774 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (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.