Japan vs OECD members: Urban population, per square kilometre
Japan
314.5 units per square kilometre
in 2023
OECD members
31.85 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
25th
OECD members rank
22nd
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- OECD members
How they compare
Japan currently reports 314.5 units per square kilometre against 31.85 units per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 282.65 units per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 9.9 times OECD members's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 25th and OECD members ranks 22nd of 216 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 181.29 units per square kilometre | 15.84 units per square kilometre | 165.45 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 225.59 units per square kilometre | 18.84 units per square kilometre | 206.75 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 252.34 units per square kilometre | 21.48 units per square kilometre | 230.86 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 267.66 units per square kilometre | 24.12 units per square kilometre | 243.54 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 296.31 units per square kilometre | 27.03 units per square kilometre | 269.28 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 318.7 units per square kilometre | 29.88 units per square kilometre | 288.82 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 316.24 units per square kilometre | 31.5 units per square kilometre | 284.74 units per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Japan or OECD members?
- Japan, at 314.5 units per square kilometre against 31.85 units per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Japan and OECD members?
- 282.65 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD members?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and OECD members rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 25th and OECD members ranks 22nd of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population 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.