Japan vs United Kingdom: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre
Japan
1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
2.17 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
28th
United Kingdom rank
25th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 2.17 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 202,710 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Japan ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,909 current US$ per square kilometre | 56,842 current US$ per square kilometre | 32,932 current US$ per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 155,422 current US$ per square kilometre | 178,676 current US$ per square kilometre | 23,253 current US$ per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 519,002 current US$ per square kilometre | 467,893 current US$ per square kilometre | 51,108 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre | 938,123 current US$ per square kilometre | 99,305 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.55 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.50 million current US$ per square kilometre | 52,155 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre | 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre | 22,185 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2.01 million current US$ per square kilometre | 45,172 current US$ per square kilometre | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Japan or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 2.17 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 202,710 current US$ per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.