Japan vs USSR: Gdp world regions stacked area

Japan
4.77 trillion
in 2022
USSR
5.70 trillion
in 2022
Japan rank
5th
USSR rank
4th

Gdp world regions stacked area over time

  • Japan
  • USSR
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How they compare

USSR currently reports 5.70 trillion against 4.77 trillion in Japan, a difference of 923.12 billion.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1870 it was USSR ahead.

Japan ranks 5th and USSR ranks 4th of 166 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan USSR Difference Ahead
1870s 54.41 billion 141.51 billion 87.10 billion USSR
1890s 74.29 billion 152.72 billion 78.43 billion USSR
1900s 93.64 billion 237.30 billion 143.66 billion USSR
1910s 125.59 billion 352.06 billion 226.46 billion USSR
1920s 198.28 billion 251.23 billion 52.94 billion USSR
1930s 266.29 billion 517.99 billion 251.70 billion USSR
1940s 249.20 billion 640.42 billion 391.23 billion USSR
1950s 387.21 billion 1.01 trillion 627.61 billion USSR
1960s 954.91 billion 1.66 trillion 704.07 billion USSR
1970s 2.01 trillion 2.47 trillion 458.04 billion USSR
1980s 2.93 trillion 2.98 trillion 47.14 billion USSR
1990s 3.96 trillion 2.34 trillion 1.62 trillion Japan
2000s 4.37 trillion 3.48 trillion 891.57 billion Japan
2010s 4.67 trillion 5.28 trillion 614.59 billion USSR
2020s 4.71 trillion 5.72 trillion 1.01 trillion USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp world regions stacked area, Japan or USSR?
USSR, at 5.70 trillion against 4.77 trillion in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in gdp world regions stacked area between Japan and USSR?
923.12 billion, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and USSR?
102 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2022.
How do Japan and USSR rank globally for gdp world regions stacked area?
Japan ranks 5th and USSR ranks 4th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Gdp world regions stacked area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gdp world regions stacked area
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 15,675 data points, 1000–2022
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