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

Japan
15.10 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
14.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
19th
Kuwait rank
20th

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

  • Japan
  • Kuwait
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 15.10 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 14.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 167,700 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.

Japan ranks 19th and Kuwait ranks 20th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 5.54 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 6.29 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 747,701 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 8.28 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 4.24 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 4.04 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Japan
1990s 13.52 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 4.46 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 9.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Japan
2000s 15.38 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 10.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 4.96 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Japan
2010s 15.49 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 16.32 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 830,680 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 14.80 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 14.90 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 104,350 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Japan or Kuwait?
Japan, at 15.10 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 14.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Japan and Kuwait?
167,700 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 19th and Kuwait ranks 20th of 181 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
181 places, 9,758 data points, 1961–2023
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.