Jamaica vs Japan: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre

Jamaica
1.16 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
1.21 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
55th
Japan rank
52nd

Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre over time

  • Jamaica
  • Japan
00.511.5197119972023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.21 units per square kilometre against 1.16 units per square kilometre in Jamaica, a difference of 0.05 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.

Jamaica ranks 55th and Japan ranks 52nd of 204 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8363 units per square kilometre 1.09 units per square kilometre 0.2532 units per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.901 units per square kilometre 1.27 units per square kilometre 0.372 units per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.9304 units per square kilometre 1.25 units per square kilometre 0.3151 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1.06 units per square kilometre 1.14 units per square kilometre 0.0797 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 1.05 units per square kilometre 1.2 units per square kilometre 0.157 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per square kilometre, Jamaica or Japan?
Japan, at 1.21 units per square kilometre against 1.16 units per square kilometre in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per square kilometre between Jamaica and Japan?
0.05 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Japan?
26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Japan rank globally for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
Jamaica ranks 55th and Japan ranks 52nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,159 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers 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.