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

Germany
12.54 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
12.21 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
19th
Japan rank
20th

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

  • Germany
  • Japan
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 12.54 million current US$ per square kilometre against 12.21 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 332,500 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 19th 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 Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 1.45 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 131,339 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 2.92 million current US$ per square kilometre 5.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.14 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 6.25 million current US$ per square kilometre 12.15 million current US$ per square kilometre 5.90 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 7.71 million current US$ per square kilometre 12.98 million current US$ per square kilometre 5.28 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 10.06 million current US$ per square kilometre 14.83 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.77 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 11.69 million current US$ per square kilometre 13.38 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.69 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$), per square kilometre, Germany or Japan?
Germany, at 12.54 million current US$ per square kilometre against 12.21 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Germany and Japan?
332,500 current US$ per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 19th and Japan ranks 20th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.