Hong Kong, China vs Japan: GNI (current LCU), per square kilometre

Hong Kong, China
3.08 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
1.79 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
7th
Japan rank
9th

GNI (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Japan
01.0B2.0B3.0B196119922023

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 3.08 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 1.79 billion current LCU per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 1.29 billion current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.7 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 7th and Japan ranks 9th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 13.05 million current LCU per square kilometre 106.74 million current LCU per square kilometre 93.69 million current LCU per square kilometre Japan
1970s 54.73 million current LCU per square kilometre 418.32 million current LCU per square kilometre 363.59 million current LCU per square kilometre Japan
1980s 294.81 million current LCU per square kilometre 932.38 million current LCU per square kilometre 637.57 million current LCU per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1.01 billion current LCU per square kilometre 1.45 billion current LCU per square kilometre 437.09 million current LCU per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.41 billion current LCU per square kilometre 1.49 billion current LCU per square kilometre 83.09 million current LCU per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.29 billion current LCU per square kilometre 1.52 billion current LCU per square kilometre 770.27 million current LCU per square kilometre Hong Kong, China
2020s 2.89 billion current LCU per square kilometre 1.68 billion current LCU per square kilometre 1.21 billion current LCU per square kilometre Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current lcu), per square kilometre, Hong Kong, China or Japan?
Hong Kong, China, at 3.08 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 1.79 billion current LCU per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per square kilometre between Hong Kong, China and Japan?
1.29 billion current LCU per square kilometre, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for gni (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Hong Kong, China ranks 7th and Japan ranks 9th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 10,468 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GNI (current LCU) 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.