Japan vs Switzerland: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

Japan
16.18 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
19.21 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
20th
Switzerland rank
18th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Switzerland
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199020062023

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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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,456 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.