Japan vs Norway: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre

Japan
16,280 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway
14,998 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
61st
Norway rank
63rd

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Norway
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 16,280 current US$ per square kilometre against 14,998 current US$ per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 1,282 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 61st and Norway ranks 63rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 445.78 current US$ per square kilometre 210.94 current US$ per square kilometre 234.84 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 765.16 current US$ per square kilometre 338.87 current US$ per square kilometre 426.28 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 6,019 current US$ per square kilometre 1,649 current US$ per square kilometre 4,371 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 7,372 current US$ per square kilometre 6,422 current US$ per square kilometre 950.32 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 14,904 current US$ per square kilometre 11,831 current US$ per square kilometre 3,074 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 17,039 current US$ per square kilometre 12,859 current US$ per square kilometre 4,180 current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, Japan or Norway?
Japan, at 16,280 current US$ per square kilometre against 14,998 current US$ per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Norway?
1,282 current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 61st and Norway ranks 63rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (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
241 places, 9,204 data points, 1966–2023
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, paid (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.