Japan vs Low & middle income: GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre

Japan
19.04 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
1.23 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
20th
Low & middle income rank
22nd

GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Low & middle income
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199020062023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 19.04 million current international $ per square kilometre against 1.23 million current international $ per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 17.81 million current international $ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 15.4 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 20th and Low & middle income ranks 22nd of 200 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 8.26 million current international $ per square kilometre 175,094 current international $ per square kilometre 8.09 million current international $ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 11.35 million current international $ per square kilometre 350,533 current international $ per square kilometre 11.00 million current international $ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 14.53 million current international $ per square kilometre 698,313 current international $ per square kilometre 13.84 million current international $ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 17.29 million current international $ per square kilometre 1.07 million current international $ per square kilometre 16.22 million current international $ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, Japan or Low & middle income?
Japan, at 19.04 million current international $ per square kilometre against 1.23 million current international $ per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between Japan and Low & middle income?
17.81 million current international $ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 20th and Low & middle income ranks 22nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre
Unit
current international $ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 7,887 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GNI, PPP (current international $) 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.