What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Japan and Viet Nam?

0.0002 sq. km per person, with Viet Nam ahead.

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

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Viet Nam: Land area in square kilometers, per capita

Japan

0.0029 sq. km per person

in 2023

Viet Nam

0.0031 sq. km per person

in 2023

Japan rank

182nd

Viet Nam rank

179th

Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time

Japan
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 0.0031 sq. km per person against 0.0029 sq. km per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0002 sq. km per person.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 182nd and Viet Nam ranks 179th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0037 sq. km per person	0.0088 sq. km per person	0.0051 sq. km per person	Viet Nam
1970s	0.0033 sq. km per person	0.0071 sq. km per person	0.0038 sq. km per person	Viet Nam
1980s	0.003 sq. km per person	0.0056 sq. km per person	0.0026 sq. km per person	Viet Nam
1990s	0.0029 sq. km per person	0.0046 sq. km per person	0.0017 sq. km per person	Viet Nam
2000s	0.0029 sq. km per person	0.0038 sq. km per person	0.001 sq. km per person	Viet Nam
2010s	0.0029 sq. km per person	0.0034 sq. km per person	0.0005 sq. km per person	Viet Nam
2020s	0.0029 sq. km per person	0.0032 sq. km per person	0.0003 sq. km per person	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Japan or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 0.0031 sq. km per person against 0.0029 sq. km per person in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Japan and Viet Nam?: 0.0002 sq. km per person, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Viet Nam?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Viet Nam rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?: Japan ranks 182nd and Viet Nam ranks 179th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.