Italy vs Japan: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Italy
483,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
418,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
29th
Japan rank
32nd

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 483,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 418,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 64,473 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 29th and Japan ranks 32nd of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 198,972 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 131,827 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 67,145 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2000s 279,514 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 108,085 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 171,429 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2010s 265,672 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 210,039 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 55,633 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2020s 299,066 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 324,054 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 24,988 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Italy or Japan?
Italy, at 483,346 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 418,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Italy and Japan?
64,473 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 29th and Japan ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,137 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, 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.