Japan vs Tuvalu: Population, per square kilometre
Japan
341.55 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Tuvalu
327.2 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
22nd
Tuvalu rank
23rd
Population, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Japan currently reports 341.55 units per square kilometre against 327.2 units per square kilometre in Tuvalu, a difference of 14.35 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 22nd and Tuvalu ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Tuvalu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 267.16 units per square kilometre | 189.47 units per square kilometre | 77.68 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 301.25 units per square kilometre | 206.3 units per square kilometre | 94.94 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 329.17 units per square kilometre | 266.87 units per square kilometre | 62.3 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 343.48 units per square kilometre | 306.89 units per square kilometre | 36.59 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 350.25 units per square kilometre | 330.75 units per square kilometre | 19.5 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 349.21 units per square kilometre | 361.36 units per square kilometre | 12.14 units per square kilometre | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 344.01 units per square kilometre | 336.68 units per square kilometre | 7.33 units per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, per square kilometre, Japan or Tuvalu?
- Japan, at 341.55 units per square kilometre against 327.2 units per square kilometre in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, per square kilometre between Japan and Tuvalu?
- 14.35 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tuvalu?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Tuvalu rank globally for population, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 22nd and Tuvalu ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as 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
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.