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

Japan
12.21 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
388,103 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
20th
Small states rank
23rd

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

  • Japan
  • Small states
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 12.21 million current US$ per square kilometre against 388,103 current US$ per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 11.82 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 31.4 times Small states's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 20th and Small states ranks 23rd of 183 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 12.15 million current US$ per square kilometre 86,812 current US$ per square kilometre 12.06 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 12.98 million current US$ per square kilometre 176,952 current US$ per square kilometre 12.81 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 14.83 million current US$ per square kilometre 273,220 current US$ per square kilometre 14.55 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 13.38 million current US$ per square kilometre 344,507 current US$ per square kilometre 13.04 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$), per square kilometre, Japan or Small states?
Japan, at 12.21 million current US$ per square kilometre against 388,103 current US$ per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Small states?
11.82 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Small states?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Small states rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 20th and Small states ranks 23rd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.