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

Japan
12.21 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
12.93 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2022
Japan rank
20th
Qatar rank
18th

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

  • Japan
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 12.93 million current US$ per square kilometre against 12.21 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 722,400 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 20th and Qatar ranks 18th of 183 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 5.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 440,470 current US$ per square kilometre 4.61 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 12.15 million current US$ per square kilometre 646,078 current US$ per square kilometre 11.50 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 12.98 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.06 million current US$ per square kilometre 9.92 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 14.83 million current US$ per square kilometre 10.55 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.28 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 13.77 million current US$ per square kilometre 12.08 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$), per square kilometre, Japan or Qatar?
Qatar, at 12.93 million current US$ per square kilometre against 12.21 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Qatar?
722,400 current US$ per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Qatar?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Japan and Qatar rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 20th and Qatar ranks 18th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.