Japan vs Upper middle income: Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre
Japan
3.35 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
231,422 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
13th
Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.35 million current US$ per square kilometre against 231,422 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 3.12 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 14.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 177 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 581,280 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,620 current US$ per square kilometre | 576,659 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.72 million current US$ per square kilometre | 10,433 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.71 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.04 million current US$ per square kilometre | 18,489 current US$ per square kilometre | 4.03 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.55 million current US$ per square kilometre | 46,899 current US$ per square kilometre | 3.51 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.78 million current US$ per square kilometre | 155,285 current US$ per square kilometre | 3.63 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.62 million current US$ per square kilometre | 217,010 current US$ per square kilometre | 3.41 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre, Japan or Upper middle income?
- Japan, at 3.35 million current US$ per square kilometre against 231,422 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 3.12 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for gross fixed capital formation (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 13th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross fixed capital formation (current 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.