Germany vs Japan: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square

Germany
0.0128 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Japan
0.0144 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Germany rank
20th
Japan rank
17th

Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0144 units per square kilometre against 0.0128 units per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 0.0016 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 20th and Japan ranks 17th of 191 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0037 units per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre Germany
1970s 0.0053 units per square kilometre 0.0055 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0065 units per square kilometre 0.0083 units per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0091 units per square kilometre 0.0116 units per square kilometre 0.0026 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0105 units per square kilometre 0.0129 units per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0119 units per square kilometre 0.0138 units per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power, Germany or Japan?
Japan, at 0.0144 units per square kilometre against 0.0128 units per square kilometre in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power between Germany and Japan?
0.0016 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
Germany ranks 20th and Japan ranks 17th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 9,768 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 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.