Japan vs Sweden: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public
Japan
65.8%
in 2021
Sweden
65.8%
in 2022
Japan rank
79th
Sweden rank
78th
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public over time
- Japan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 65.8% against 65.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 79th and Sweden ranks 78th of 116 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.5% | 60.1% | 9.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 64.0% | 5.9% | Japan |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 64.4% | 4.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 66.8% | 1.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public, Japan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 65.8% against 65.8% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public between Japan and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Japan ranks 79th and Sweden ranks 78th of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release