Denmark vs Japan: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Denmark
1.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
1.13 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
22nd
Japan rank
23rd

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

  • Denmark
  • Japan
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1.13 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 80,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 23rd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 474,324 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 283,536 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 190,789 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Denmark
2000s 519,359 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 386,214 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 133,144 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 738,463 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 706,046 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32,418 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Denmark
2020s 967,787 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 975,728 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,942 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Denmark or Japan?
Denmark, at 1.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1.13 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Denmark and Japan?
80,350 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Japan?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Japan rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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 receipts (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
244 places, 8,921 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts (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.