Japan vs Middle income: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Japan
2.42 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
92,004 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
20th
Middle income rank
18th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Japan
  • Middle income
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.42 million current US$ per square kilometre against 92,004 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 2.32 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 26.3 times Middle income's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 20th and Middle income ranks 18th of 184 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 212,555 current US$ per square kilometre 2,177 current US$ per square kilometre 210,378 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 704,598 current US$ per square kilometre 5,249 current US$ per square kilometre 699,349 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1.78 million current US$ per square kilometre 9,222 current US$ per square kilometre 1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 2.30 million current US$ per square kilometre 20,477 current US$ per square kilometre 2.28 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.86 million current US$ per square kilometre 60,550 current US$ per square kilometre 2.80 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 2.70 million current US$ per square kilometre 84,543 current US$ per square kilometre 2.61 million current 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 (current us$), per, Japan or Middle income?
Japan, at 2.42 million current US$ per square kilometre against 92,004 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Japan and Middle income?
2.32 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle income?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and Middle income rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Japan ranks 20th and Middle income ranks 18th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (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
227 places, 10,408 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government 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.