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

Japan
13.91 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income
366,918 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
21st
Lower middle income rank
22nd

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

  • Japan
  • Lower middle income
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196219922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 13.91 million current US$ per square kilometre against 366,918 current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 13.55 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 37.9 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 21st and Lower middle income ranks 22nd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 372,671 current US$ per square kilometre 7,189 current US$ per square kilometre 365,482 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1970s 1.53 million current US$ per square kilometre 14,674 current US$ per square kilometre 1.51 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 5.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 33,984 current US$ per square kilometre 5.07 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 12.50 million current US$ per square kilometre 47,181 current US$ per square kilometre 12.45 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 13.61 million current US$ per square kilometre 99,854 current US$ per square kilometre 13.51 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 15.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 241,731 current US$ per square kilometre 15.19 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 14.80 million current US$ per square kilometre 333,339 current US$ per square kilometre 14.47 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$), per square kilometre, Japan or Lower middle income?
Japan, at 13.91 million current US$ per square kilometre against 366,918 current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni, atlas method (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Lower middle income?
13.55 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for gni, atlas method (current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 21st and Lower middle income ranks 22nd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, Atlas method (current US$), 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.