Japan vs Vietnam: Labor force, total, per capita
Japan
0.5632 units per person
in 2025
Vietnam
0.5614 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
19th
Vietnam rank
21st
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Japan
- Vietnam
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.5632 units per person against 0.5614 units per person in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0018 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 19th and Vietnam ranks 21st of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5336 units per person | 0.4923 units per person | 0.0413 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.5239 units per person | 0.5365 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 0.5226 units per person | 0.5828 units per person | 0.0602 units per person | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 0.5533 units per person | 0.5621 units per person | 0.0088 units per person | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Japan or Vietnam?
- Japan, at 0.5632 units per person against 0.5614 units per person in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Japan and Vietnam?
- 0.0018 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Vietnam?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Vietnam rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Japan ranks 19th and Vietnam ranks 21st 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.