Germany vs Japan: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre

Germany
12.95 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
11.53 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
20th
Japan rank
21st

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

  • Germany
  • Japan
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 12.95 million USD per square kilometre against 11.53 million USD per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 1.42 million USD per square kilometre.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 20th and Japan ranks 21st of 194 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 1.39 million USD per square kilometre 1.56 million USD per square kilometre 0.1637 million USD per square kilometre Japan
1980s 2.85 million USD per square kilometre 5.07 million USD per square kilometre 2.23 million USD per square kilometre Japan
1990s 6.26 million USD per square kilometre 12.08 million USD per square kilometre 5.82 million USD per square kilometre Japan
2000s 8.07 million USD per square kilometre 12.99 million USD per square kilometre 4.92 million USD per square kilometre Japan
2010s 10.72 million USD per square kilometre 14.52 million USD per square kilometre 3.8 million USD per square kilometre Japan
2020s 12.15 million USD per square kilometre 12.72 million USD per square kilometre 0.5751 million USD per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre, Germany or Japan?
Germany, at 12.95 million USD per square kilometre against 11.53 million USD per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre between Germany and Japan?
1.42 million USD per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 20th and Japan ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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$, 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$ 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.