China vs Turkey: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt)

China
2.87 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Turkey
3.10 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
China rank
43rd
Turkey rank
42nd

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

  • China
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 3.10 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 2.87 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in China, a difference of 227,860 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times China's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

China ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 42nd of 164 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 87,332 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 151,518 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 64,186 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Turkey
1970s 150,536 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 288,479 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 137,943 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Turkey
1980s 281,008 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 460,951 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 179,943 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Turkey
1990s 483,159 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 798,284 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 315,125 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Turkey
2000s 905,377 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1.26 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 350,859 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Turkey
2010s 1.91 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 2.16 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 251,579 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Turkey
2020s 2.74 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 2.89 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 146,890 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, China or Turkey?
Turkey, at 3.10 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 2.87 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in China as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between China and Turkey?
227,860 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkey?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do China and Turkey rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
China ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 42nd of 164 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 2011 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2022
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.