Japan vs Low & middle income: GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per square kilometre

Japan
13.91 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
497,009 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
21st
Low & middle income rank
18th

GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Low & middle income
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196219922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 13.91 million current US$ per square kilometre against 497,009 current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 13.42 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 28.0 times Low & middle income's.

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

Japan ranks 21st and Low & middle income ranks 18th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 308,354 current US$ per square kilometre 5,564 current US$ per square kilometre 302,791 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1970s 1.53 million current US$ per square kilometre 15,688 current US$ per square kilometre 1.51 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 5.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 35,512 current US$ per square kilometre 5.06 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 12.50 million current US$ per square kilometre 57,454 current US$ per square kilometre 12.44 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 13.61 million current US$ per square kilometre 121,596 current US$ per square kilometre 13.49 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 15.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 325,224 current US$ per square kilometre 15.11 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 14.80 million current US$ per square kilometre 448,757 current US$ per square kilometre 14.35 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni, atlas method (current us$), per square kilometre, Japan or Low & middle income?
Japan, at 13.91 million current US$ per square kilometre against 497,009 current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni, atlas method (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Low & middle income?
13.42 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for gni, atlas method (current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 21st and Low & middle income ranks 18th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI, Atlas method (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
252 places, 12,469 data points, 1962–2023
Last refreshed

GNI, Atlas method (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.