Which has higher labor force, total, per unit of gdp, Japan or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.

What is the difference in labor force, total, per unit of gdp between Japan and Republic of Korea?

0 units per US$ of GDP, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Japan vs Republic of Korea: Labor force, total, per unit of GDP

Japan

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Republic of Korea

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Japan rank

149th

Republic of Korea rank

146th

Labor force, total, per unit of GDP over time

Japan
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Japan ranks 149th and Republic of Korea ranks 146th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Republic of Korea
2000s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Republic of Korea
2010s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Republic of Korea
2020s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, per unit of gdp, Japan or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, per unit of gdp between Japan and Republic of Korea?: 0 units per US$ of GDP, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Japan and Republic of Korea rank globally for labor force, total, per unit of gdp?: Japan ranks 149th and Republic of Korea ranks 146th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Labor force, total, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 233 places, 8,231 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Labor force, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.