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$), per square kilometre over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 12.54 million current US$ 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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About this data
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.