Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per

Japan
13.03 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
209,800 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
19th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
17th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per over time

  • Japan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
05.0M10.0M15.0M196819952023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 13.03 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 209,800 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 12.82 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 62.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 192 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 5.22 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 45,137 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 5.17 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 7.71 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 55,886 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 7.65 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 10.54 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 82,002 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 10.46 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 11.57 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 127,887 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 11.44 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 12.25 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 174,686 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 12.07 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 12.70 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 199,158 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 12.50 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per, Japan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Japan, at 13.03 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 209,800 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
12.82 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per?
Japan ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 9,168 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 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.