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

Japan
2.42 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
20th
Switzerland rank
18th

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

  • Japan
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.42 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 342,250 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 20th and Switzerland 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 Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 212,555 current US$ per square kilometre 147,460 current US$ per square kilometre 65,095 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 704,598 current US$ per square kilometre 383,009 current US$ per square kilometre 321,589 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1.78 million current US$ per square kilometre 896,802 current US$ per square kilometre 886,938 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 2.30 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.21 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.86 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.08 million current US$ per square kilometre 779,013 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 2.70 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.54 million current US$ per square kilometre 159,045 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$), per, Japan or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.42 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Japan and Switzerland?
342,250 current US$ per square kilometre, with Switzerland 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 (current us$), per?
Japan ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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.