Japan vs Upper middle income: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Japan
12.89 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
637,108 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
15th
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 12.89 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 637,108 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 12.25 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 20.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 160 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.20 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 151,422 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 11.05 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 11.67 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 222,318 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 11.45 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.31 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 454,457 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 11.86 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 12.70 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 595,080 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 12.10 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre, Japan or Upper middle income?
- Japan, at 12.89 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 637,108 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 12.25 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), 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 national expenditure (constant 2015 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.