Japan vs Switzerland: General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

Japan
2.70 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
2.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
16th
Switzerland rank
18th

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) over time

  • Japan
  • Switzerland
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019962023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.70 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 2.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 359,000 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.

Japan ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 782,485 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.02 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 235,986 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 1.19 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.24 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 54,212 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 1.64 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.67 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 36,743 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 2.05 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.89 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 161,188 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.36 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 2.07 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 289,199 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 2.66 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 2.31 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 353,085 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), Japan or Switzerland?
Japan, at 2.70 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 2.34 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) between Japan and Switzerland?
359,000 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$)?
Japan ranks 16th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
199 places, 8,054 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 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.