Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.71 million current US$ per square kilometre against 61,704 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 2.65 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 43.9 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 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 190 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 | 166,374 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,117 current US$ per square kilometre | 162,257 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 481,699 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,681 current US$ per square kilometre | 471,018 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 979,426 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,622 current US$ per square kilometre | 967,804 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.57 million current US$ per square kilometre | 26,822 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.54 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.44 million current US$ per square kilometre | 52,438 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.39 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.61 million current US$ per square kilometre | 54,903 current US$ per square kilometre | 2.55 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Japan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Japan, at 2.71 million current US$ per square kilometre against 61,704 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 2.65 million current US$ 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 imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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
Imports of goods and services (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.