Germany vs Japan: GNI (current US$), per square kilometre

Germany
13.48 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
12.72 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
22nd
Japan rank
25th

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

  • Germany
  • Japan
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 13.48 million current US$ per square kilometre against 12.72 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 759,700 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 25th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 381,603 current US$ per square kilometre 296,501 current US$ per square kilometre 85,103 current US$ per square kilometre Germany
1970s 1.40 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 179,388 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 2.86 million current US$ per square kilometre 5.17 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.31 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 6.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 12.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 6.17 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 8.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 13.41 million current US$ per square kilometre 5.30 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 11.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 15.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.24 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 12.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 13.85 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.27 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per square kilometre, Germany or Japan?
Germany, at 13.48 million current US$ per square kilometre against 12.72 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per square kilometre between Germany and Japan?
759,700 current US$ per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for gni (current us$), per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 25th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI (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
254 places, 13,003 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GNI (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.