What is the difference in population, per unit of gdp between Japan and Spain?

0 units per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Spain: Population, per unit of GDP

Japan

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Spain

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Japan rank

156th

Spain rank

158th

Population, per unit of GDP over time

Japan
Spain

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Spain, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.

Japan ranks 156th and Spain ranks 158th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0011 units per US$ of GDP	0.0015 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	Spain
1970s	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Spain
1980s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Spain
1990s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Spain
2000s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Spain
2010s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Spain
2020s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, per unit of gdp, Japan or Spain?: Japan, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in population, per unit of gdp between Japan and Spain?: 0 units per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Japan and Spain rank globally for population, per unit of gdp?: Japan ranks 156th and Spain ranks 158th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 186 places, 10,446 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.