Japan vs Korea: Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims

Japan
816.99 million units per square kilometre
in 2008
Korea
350.16 million units per square kilometre
in 2012
Japan rank
3rd
Korea rank
5th

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
-250.0M0250.0M500.0M750.0M196119862012

How they compare

Japan currently reports 816.99 million units per square kilometre against 350.16 million units per square kilometre in Korea, a difference of 466.83 million units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.3 times Korea's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 5th of 172 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 3.09 million units per square kilometre -81,421 units per square kilometre 3.17 million units per square kilometre Japan
1970s 58.67 million units per square kilometre 1.20 million units per square kilometre 57.47 million units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 289.50 million units per square kilometre 3.93 million units per square kilometre 285.58 million units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 461.55 million units per square kilometre -121.82 million units per square kilometre 583.37 million units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 710.83 million units per square kilometre -68.82 million units per square kilometre 779.65 million units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims, Japan or Korea?
Japan, at 816.99 million units per square kilometre against 350.16 million units per square kilometre in Korea as of 2008.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims between Japan and Korea?
466.83 million units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2008.
How do Japan and Korea rank globally for domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims?
Japan ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 5th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 6,613 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) 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.