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

Japan
418,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nauru
386,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
32nd
Nauru rank
35th

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

  • Japan
  • Nauru
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 418,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 386,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Nauru, a difference of 32,047 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Nauru ahead.

Japan ranks 32nd and Nauru ranks 35th of 198 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Nauru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Nauru Difference Ahead
2000s 131,210 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 212,842 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 81,632 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nauru
2010s 210,039 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 145,218 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 64,821 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 324,054 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 450,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 125,946 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Japan or Nauru?
Japan, at 418,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 386,826 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Nauru as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Nauru?
32,047 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nauru?
16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Japan and Nauru rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 32nd and Nauru ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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.