Ireland vs Japan: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Ireland
2.19 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
35th
Japan rank
37th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Ireland
- Japan
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 2.19 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 34,050 current US$ per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Ireland ranks 35th and Japan ranks 37th of 205 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,663 current US$ per square kilometre | 25,296 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,634 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 61,754 current US$ per square kilometre | 149,156 current US$ per square kilometre | 87,403 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 172,111 current US$ per square kilometre | 406,441 current US$ per square kilometre | 234,331 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 442,819 current US$ per square kilometre | 778,138 current US$ per square kilometre | 335,318 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 931,732 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre | 422,164 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.17 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2.05 million current US$ per square kilometre | 884,606 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.88 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2.12 million current US$ per square kilometre | 238,730 current US$ per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Ireland or Japan?
- Ireland, at 2.19 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Ireland and Japan?
- 34,050 current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 35th and Japan ranks 37th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 imports (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.