Japan vs Macau, China: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre

Japan
1.71 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Macau, China
6.81 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
9th
Macau, China rank
6th

Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 6.81 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 1.71 billion current LCU per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 5.09 billion current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 4.0 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 9th and Macau, China ranks 6th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Macau, China in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Macau, China Difference Ahead
1980s 955.07 million current LCU per square kilometre 555.06 million current LCU per square kilometre 400.01 million current LCU per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1.42 billion current LCU per square kilometre 1.85 billion current LCU per square kilometre 436.48 million current LCU per square kilometre Macau, China
2000s 1.45 billion current LCU per square kilometre 2.44 billion current LCU per square kilometre 992.03 million current LCU per square kilometre Macau, China
2010s 1.48 billion current LCU per square kilometre 5.98 billion current LCU per square kilometre 4.50 billion current LCU per square kilometre Macau, China
2020s 1.62 billion current LCU per square kilometre 6.40 billion current LCU per square kilometre 4.78 billion current LCU per square kilometre Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre, Japan or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 6.81 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 1.71 billion current LCU per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre between Japan and Macau, China?
5.09 billion current LCU per square kilometre, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Macau, China?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Japan and Macau, China rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 9th and Macau, China ranks 6th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 8,010 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (current LCU) 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.