Japan vs Other small states: Labor force, total, per capita
Japan
0.5632 units per person
in 2025
Other small states
0.4478 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
19th
Other small states rank
17th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Japan
- Other small states
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.5632 units per person against 0.4478 units per person in Other small states, a difference of 0.1154 units per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Other small states's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 19th and Other small states ranks 17th of 186 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5336 units per person | 0.382 units per person | 0.1516 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.5239 units per person | 0.3945 units per person | 0.1294 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.5226 units per person | 0.4177 units per person | 0.1048 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.5533 units per person | 0.4389 units per person | 0.1145 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 Other small states?
- Japan, at 0.5632 units per person against 0.4478 units per person in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Japan and Other small states?
- 0.1154 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Other small states?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Other small states rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Japan ranks 19th and Other small states ranks 17th 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.