Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre against 44,390 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 1.92 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 44.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,909 current US$ per square kilometre | 574.29 current US$ per square kilometre | 23,335 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 155,422 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,139 current US$ per square kilometre | 152,284 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 519,002 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,452 current US$ per square kilometre | 512,550 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre | 7,223 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.55 million current US$ per square kilometre | 21,614 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.53 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre | 36,083 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.94 million current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre | 38,095 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$), per square kilometre, Japan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Japan, at 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre against 44,390 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 1.92 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.