Japan vs Tonga: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre
Japan
0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
33rd
Tonga rank
30th
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 33rd and Tonga ranks 30th of 139 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1970s | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1980s | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Japan or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Japan and Tonga?
- 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tonga?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Tonga rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 33rd and Tonga ranks 30th of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — Area, 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
Inland waters — Area 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.