Japan vs Switzerland: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre
Japan
2.97 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
5.71 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
17th
Switzerland rank
14th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 5.71 million USD per square kilometre against 2.97 million USD per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 2.74 million USD per square kilometre.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
Japan ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5228 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4847 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0381 million USD per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.57 million USD per square kilometre | 1.16 million USD per square kilometre | 0.404 million USD per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.73 million USD per square kilometre | 2.09 million USD per square kilometre | 1.64 million USD per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.37 million USD per square kilometre | 2.84 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5325 million USD per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.54 million USD per square kilometre | 4.64 million USD per square kilometre | 1.09 million USD per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.26 million USD per square kilometre | 5.49 million USD per square kilometre | 2.23 million USD per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre, Japan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 5.71 million USD per square kilometre against 2.97 million USD per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre between Japan and Switzerland?
- 2.74 million USD per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 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 — 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.