Japan vs United Kingdom: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre

Japan
12.63 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
13.37 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
19th
United Kingdom rank
17th

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 13.37 million USD per square kilometre against 12.63 million USD per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.74 million USD per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Japan ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 4.96 million USD per square kilometre 5 million USD per square kilometre 0.0411 million USD per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 7.49 million USD per square kilometre 6.16 million USD per square kilometre 1.33 million USD per square kilometre Japan
1990s 10.3 million USD per square kilometre 7.94 million USD per square kilometre 2.36 million USD per square kilometre Japan
2000s 11.37 million USD per square kilometre 10.48 million USD per square kilometre 0.8896 million USD per square kilometre Japan
2010s 12.09 million USD per square kilometre 11.97 million USD per square kilometre 0.1285 million USD per square kilometre Japan
2020s 12.34 million USD per square kilometre 12.78 million USD per square kilometre 0.4335 million USD per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre, Japan or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 13.37 million USD per square kilometre against 12.63 million USD per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre between Japan and United Kingdom?
0.74 million USD per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, 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 — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre
Unit
million USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,641 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.