Japan vs United States of America: Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate)
Japan
0.7%
in 2023
United States of America
0.7%
in 2023
Japan rank
190th
United States of America rank
191st
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.
Japan ranks 190th and United States of America ranks 191st of 228 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (uis estimate), Japan or United States of America?
- Japan, at 0.7% against 0.7% in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (uis estimate) between Japan and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (uis estimate)?
- Japan ranks 190th and United States of America ranks 191st of 228 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release