China vs Japan: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , China's Population density (people per sq. km of land area) was 150.26, compared to Japan's 341.54. That makes China's value 56.0% lower than Japan's.
China
Rank #73 of 215 globally
- Latest (2023)
- 150.26
- Year-over-year
- -0.1%
- 10-year change
- +3.5%
- Peak
- 150.44 (2021)
- Trough
- 138.05 (2004)
Japan
Rank #34 of 215 globally
- Latest (2023)
- 341.54
- Year-over-year
- -0.5%
- 10-year change
- -2.3%
- Peak
- 351.36 (2010)
- Trough
- 341.54 (2023)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (EN.POP.DNST), CC BY 4.0.