Japan vs Middle income: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Japan
12.21 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
595,202 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
20th
Middle income rank
18th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 12.21 million current US$ per square kilometre against 595,202 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 11.61 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 20.5 times Middle income's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 20th and Middle income ranks 18th of 183 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre | 17,482 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.56 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.05 million current US$ per square kilometre | 40,220 current US$ per square kilometre | 5.01 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 12.15 million current US$ per square kilometre | 69,581 current US$ per square kilometre | 12.08 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 12.98 million current US$ per square kilometre | 146,876 current US$ per square kilometre | 12.84 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 14.83 million current US$ per square kilometre | 402,411 current US$ per square kilometre | 14.42 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 13.38 million current US$ per square kilometre | 546,019 current US$ per square kilometre | 12.84 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$), per square kilometre, Japan or Middle income?
- Japan, at 12.21 million current US$ per square kilometre against 595,202 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Middle income?
- 11.61 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle income?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 20th and Middle income ranks 18th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.