What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Arab World and Japan?

304.75 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Japan?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Japan: Population, total, per square kilometre

Arab World

36.8 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Japan

341.55 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Arab World rank

37th

Japan rank

35th

Population, total, per square kilometre over time

Arab World
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 341.55 units per square kilometre against 36.8 units per square kilometre in Arab World, a difference of 304.75 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 9.3 times Arab World's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 37th and Japan ranks 35th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9.34 units per square kilometre	267.16 units per square kilometre	257.82 units per square kilometre	Japan
1970s	12.31 units per square kilometre	301.25 units per square kilometre	288.94 units per square kilometre	Japan
1980s	16.91 units per square kilometre	329.17 units per square kilometre	312.26 units per square kilometre	Japan
1990s	22.32 units per square kilometre	343.48 units per square kilometre	321.16 units per square kilometre	Japan
2000s	28.48 units per square kilometre	350.25 units per square kilometre	321.77 units per square kilometre	Japan
2010s	31.82 units per square kilometre	349.21 units per square kilometre	317.39 units per square kilometre	Japan
2020s	35.64 units per square kilometre	344.01 units per square kilometre	308.36 units per square kilometre	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per square kilometre, Arab World or Japan?: Japan, at 341.55 units per square kilometre against 36.8 units per square kilometre in Arab World as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, total, per square kilometre between Arab World and Japan?: 304.75 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Japan?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Arab World and Japan rank globally for population, total, per square kilometre?: Arab World ranks 37th and Japan ranks 35th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, total, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Population, total 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.