Italy vs Japan: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Italy
2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
36th
Japan rank
37th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 4,540 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 36th and Japan ranks 37th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 28,215 current US$ per square kilometre 25,296 current US$ per square kilometre 2,919 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1970s 130,585 current US$ per square kilometre 149,156 current US$ per square kilometre 18,571 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 357,552 current US$ per square kilometre 406,441 current US$ per square kilometre 48,890 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 657,525 current US$ per square kilometre 778,138 current US$ per square kilometre 120,613 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.25 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre 105,799 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1.60 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 449,605 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 151,830 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$), per square kilometre, Italy or Japan?
Italy, at 2.16 million current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Italy and Japan?
4,540 current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 36th and Japan ranks 37th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 14,042 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.