Japan vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): GNI (current US$), per square kilometre

Japan
12.72 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
320,472 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
25th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
26th

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

  • Japan
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 12.72 million current US$ per square kilometre against 320,472 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 12.40 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 39.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 25th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 296,501 current US$ per square kilometre 5,517 current US$ per square kilometre 290,984 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1970s 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 17,531 current US$ per square kilometre 1.56 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 5.17 million current US$ per square kilometre 37,698 current US$ per square kilometre 5.13 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 12.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 82,593 current US$ per square kilometre 12.35 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 13.41 million current US$ per square kilometre 141,612 current US$ per square kilometre 13.27 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 15.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 269,718 current US$ per square kilometre 14.97 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 13.85 million current US$ per square kilometre 266,794 current US$ per square kilometre 13.58 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$), per square kilometre, Japan or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Japan, at 12.72 million current US$ per square kilometre against 320,472 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
12.40 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gni (current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 25th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), 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.