Japan vs Laos: GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre

Japan
1.62 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Laos
1.21 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
10th
Laos rank
12th

GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Laos
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.62 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 1.21 billion current LCU per square kilometre in Laos, a difference of 409.35 million current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 10th and Laos ranks 12th of 210 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Laos Difference Ahead
1980s 1.01 billion current LCU per square kilometre 850,881 current LCU per square kilometre 1.01 billion current LCU per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1.41 billion current LCU per square kilometre 10.44 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.40 billion current LCU per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.45 billion current LCU per square kilometre 127.99 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.32 billion current LCU per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1.45 billion current LCU per square kilometre 482.56 million current LCU per square kilometre 966.27 million current LCU per square kilometre Japan
2020s 1.54 billion current LCU per square kilometre 922.49 million current LCU per square kilometre 617.30 million current LCU per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre, Japan or Laos?
Japan, at 1.62 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 1.21 billion current LCU per square kilometre in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre between Japan and Laos?
409.35 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Laos?
40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Japan and Laos rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 10th and Laos ranks 12th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 9,868 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) 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.