Denmark vs Japan: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Denmark
9.21 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
12.21 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
21st
Japan rank
20th

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

  • Denmark
  • Japan
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196619942023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 12.21 million current US$ per square kilometre against 9.21 million current US$ per square kilometre in Denmark, a difference of 3.00 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 21st and Japan ranks 20th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 998,682 current US$ per square kilometre 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 582,895 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 5.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.09 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 3.85 million current US$ per square kilometre 12.15 million current US$ per square kilometre 8.30 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 6.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 12.98 million current US$ per square kilometre 6.99 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 7.83 million current US$ per square kilometre 14.83 million current US$ per square kilometre 7.00 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 9.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 13.38 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.34 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Denmark or Japan?
Japan, at 12.21 million current US$ per square kilometre against 9.21 million current US$ per square kilometre in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Denmark and Japan?
3.00 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Japan?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Japan rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 21st and Japan ranks 20th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (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.