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

Japan
2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
37th
Kuwait rank
38th

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

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

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 55,440 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 37th and Kuwait ranks 38th of 205 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 25,296 current US$ per square kilometre 24,130 current US$ per square kilometre 1,166 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1970s 149,156 current US$ per square kilometre 140,499 current US$ per square kilometre 8,657 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 406,441 current US$ per square kilometre 368,754 current US$ per square kilometre 37,687 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 778,138 current US$ per square kilometre 394,905 current US$ per square kilometre 383,233 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre 823,698 current US$ per square kilometre 530,198 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.68 million current US$ per square kilometre 367,283 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 2.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.85 million current US$ per square kilometre 272,882 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$), per square kilometre, Japan or Kuwait?
Japan, at 2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Kuwait?
55,440 current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 37th and Kuwait ranks 38th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.