Japan vs Low & middle income: Labor force, total, per capita
Japan
0.5632 units per person
in 2025
Low & middle income
0.4422 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
19th
Low & middle income rank
19th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Japan
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.5632 units per person against 0.4422 units per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.121 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 19th and Low & middle income ranks 19th of 186 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5336 units per person | 0.4298 units per person | 0.1038 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.5239 units per person | 0.4435 units per person | 0.0804 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.5226 units per person | 0.4409 units per person | 0.0817 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.5533 units per person | 0.4379 units per person | 0.1155 units per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Japan or Low & middle income?
- Japan, at 0.5632 units per person against 0.4422 units per person in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Japan and Low & middle income?
- 0.121 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Japan ranks 19th and Low & middle income ranks 19th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.