Hong Kong, China vs Japan: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square

Hong Kong, China
686.95 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
634.72 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong, China rank
8th
Japan rank
9th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per square over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Japan
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 686.95 million current LCU per square kilometre against 634.72 million current LCU per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 52.24 million current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 8th and Japan ranks 9th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 39.89 million current LCU per square kilometre 280.43 million current LCU per square kilometre 240.54 million current LCU per square kilometre Japan
1990s 158.27 million current LCU per square kilometre 464.25 million current LCU per square kilometre 305.98 million current LCU per square kilometre Japan
2000s 238.13 million current LCU per square kilometre 502.78 million current LCU per square kilometre 264.65 million current LCU per square kilometre Japan
2010s 417.20 million current LCU per square kilometre 546.38 million current LCU per square kilometre 129.17 million current LCU per square kilometre Japan
2020s 735.95 million current LCU per square kilometre 645.18 million current LCU per square kilometre 90.77 million current LCU per square kilometre Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square, Hong Kong, China or Japan?
Hong Kong, China, at 686.95 million current LCU per square kilometre against 634.72 million current LCU per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square between Hong Kong, China and Japan?
52.24 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per square?
Hong Kong, China ranks 8th and Japan ranks 9th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (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
General government total expenditure (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
195 places, 8,090 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (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.