Japan vs Switzerland: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 19.21 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 16.18 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 3.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.05 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 11.15 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 1.90 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 14.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 13.53 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 828,890 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 15.37 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 16.33 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 960,540 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 15.86 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 18.50 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 2.64 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Japan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 19.21 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 16.18 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Japan and Switzerland?
- 3.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP) 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.