Japan vs Lower middle income: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre
Japan
1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income
50,522 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
28th
Lower middle income rank
30th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre against 50,522 current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.92 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 38.9 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 28th and Lower middle income ranks 30th of 206 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,909 current US$ per square kilometre | 592.35 current US$ per square kilometre | 23,317 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 155,422 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,032 current US$ per square kilometre | 153,390 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 519,002 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,940 current US$ per square kilometre | 515,062 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre | 6,245 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.55 million current US$ per square kilometre | 18,396 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.53 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre | 40,025 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.94 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre | 46,027 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.92 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Japan or Lower middle income?
- Japan, at 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre against 50,522 current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Lower middle income?
- 1.92 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 28th and Lower middle income ranks 30th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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
Merchandise exports (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.