Japan vs Rwanda: Labor force, total, per square kilometre

Japan
189.81 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
224.24 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
18th
Rwanda rank
15th

Labor force, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Rwanda
50100150200199020062023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 224.24 units per square kilometre against 189.81 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 34.43 units per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 18th and Rwanda ranks 15th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 183.3 units per square kilometre 94.97 units per square kilometre 88.33 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 183.48 units per square kilometre 126.18 units per square kilometre 57.3 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 182.48 units per square kilometre 166.14 units per square kilometre 16.34 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 188.86 units per square kilometre 206.34 units per square kilometre 17.47 units per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per square kilometre, Japan or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 224.24 units per square kilometre against 189.81 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per square kilometre between Japan and Rwanda?
34.43 units per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Rwanda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Rwanda rank globally for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 18th and Rwanda ranks 15th of 188 countries.
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

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.