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

Japan
418,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income
9,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
32nd
Lower middle income rank
32nd

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

  • Japan
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 418,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 409,036 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 42.6 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 32nd and Lower middle income ranks 32nd of 198 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 131,827 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,176 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 130,651 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 108,085 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,669 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 105,416 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 210,039 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,079 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 203,960 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 324,054 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 316,026 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$), per square kilometre, Japan or Lower middle income?
Japan, at 418,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,837 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Lower middle income?
409,036 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 32nd and Lower middle income ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.