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

Japan
0.0144 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Switzerland
0.0154 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Japan rank
17th
Switzerland rank
15th

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

  • Japan
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0154 units per square kilometre against 0.0144 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.001 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

Japan ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 15th of 191 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0028 units per square kilometre 0.0055 units per square kilometre 0.0027 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 0.0055 units per square kilometre 0.0072 units per square kilometre 0.0017 units per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 0.0083 units per square kilometre 0.0082 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0116 units per square kilometre 0.0097 units per square kilometre 0.0019 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0129 units per square kilometre 0.0117 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0138 units per square kilometre 0.0142 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power, Japan or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.0154 units per square kilometre against 0.0144 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power between Japan and Switzerland?
0.001 units per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
Japan ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 15th 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.