Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre
Japan
16,280 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
17,968 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
61st
Saudi Arabia rank
60th
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 17,968 current US$ per square kilometre against 16,280 current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 1,688 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Japan ranks 61st and Saudi Arabia ranks 60th of 194 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 445.78 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,258 current US$ per square kilometre | 812.51 current US$ per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 765.16 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,355 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,590 current US$ per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 6,019 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,075 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,055 current US$ per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 7,372 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,887 current US$ per square kilometre | 514.8 current US$ per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 12,993 current US$ per square kilometre | 15,573 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,580 current US$ per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 17,039 current US$ per square kilometre | 17,828 current US$ per square kilometre | 789.42 current US$ per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 17,968 current US$ per square kilometre against 16,280 current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 1,688 current US$ per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 61st and Saudi Arabia ranks 60th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.