What is the difference in labor force, total, per square kilometre between IDA only and Japan?

167.29 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Japan?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA only vs Japan: Labor force, total, per square kilometre

IDA only

22.52 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Japan

189.81 units per square kilometre

in 2023

IDA only rank

18th

Japan rank

17th

Labor force, total, per square kilometre over time

IDA only
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 189.81 units per square kilometre against 22.52 units per square kilometre in IDA only, a difference of 167.29 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 8.4 times IDA only's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

IDA only ranks 18th and Japan ranks 17th of 44 groups.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA only	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.75 units per square kilometre	183.3 units per square kilometre	169.55 units per square kilometre	Japan
2000s	17.43 units per square kilometre	183.48 units per square kilometre	166.06 units per square kilometre	Japan
2010s	19.54 units per square kilometre	182.48 units per square kilometre	162.94 units per square kilometre	Japan
2020s	22.05 units per square kilometre	188.86 units per square kilometre	166.81 units per square kilometre	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per square kilometre, IDA only or Japan?: Japan, at 189.81 units per square kilometre against 22.52 units per square kilometre in IDA only as of 2023.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per square kilometre between IDA only and Japan?: 167.29 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Japan?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do IDA only and Japan rank globally for labor force, total, per square kilometre?: IDA only ranks 18th and Japan ranks 17th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force, total, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 234 places, 7,804 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Labor force, total 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.