Hong Kong vs Japan: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square

Hong Kong
2.73 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Japan
1.52 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Hong Kong rank
8th
Japan rank
9th

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

  • Hong Kong
  • Japan
0123196119902019

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 2.73 units per square kilometre against 1.52 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 1.21 units per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.8 times Japan's.

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

Hong Kong ranks 8th and Japan ranks 9th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0129 units per square kilometre 0.1028 units per square kilometre 0.09 units per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.0551 units per square kilometre 0.4021 units per square kilometre 0.3471 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.3016 units per square kilometre 0.8933 units per square kilometre 0.5918 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1.01 units per square kilometre 1.38 units per square kilometre 0.3708 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.38 units per square kilometre 1.43 units per square kilometre 0.0478 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.23 units per square kilometre 1.43 units per square kilometre 0.7968 units per square kilometre Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per, Hong Kong or Japan?
Hong Kong, at 2.73 units per square kilometre against 1.52 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per between Hong Kong and Japan?
1.21 units per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
Hong Kong ranks 8th and Japan ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, 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), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 9,776 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.