Japan vs Tuvalu: Total population (thousands), per square kilometre

Japan
0.342 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
Tuvalu
0.3301 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
34th
Tuvalu rank
35th

Total population (thousands), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Tuvalu
00.10.20.30.4197019962023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.342 thousands per square kilometre against 0.3301 thousands per square kilometre in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.0119 thousands per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 34th and Tuvalu ranks 35th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Tuvalu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1970s 0.305 thousands per square kilometre 0.2036 thousands per square kilometre 0.1014 thousands per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.3296 thousands per square kilometre 0.2644 thousands per square kilometre 0.0652 thousands per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.3432 thousands per square kilometre 0.3056 thousands per square kilometre 0.0376 thousands per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.3503 thousands per square kilometre 0.3291 thousands per square kilometre 0.0213 thousands per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.3499 thousands per square kilometre 0.3614 thousands per square kilometre 0.0115 thousands per square kilometre Tuvalu
2020s 0.3447 thousands per square kilometre 0.3399 thousands per square kilometre 0.0048 thousands per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total population (thousands), per square kilometre, Japan or Tuvalu?
Japan, at 0.342 thousands per square kilometre against 0.3301 thousands per square kilometre in Tuvalu as of 2023.
What is the difference in total population (thousands), per square kilometre between Japan and Tuvalu?
0.0119 thousands per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tuvalu?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and Tuvalu rank globally for total population (thousands), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 34th and Tuvalu ranks 35th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total population (thousands), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total population (thousands), per square kilometre
Unit
thousands per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 10,529 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Total population (thousands) 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.