Japan vs Korea: Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks
Japan
0.9589 GPIA
in 2022
Korea
0.9792 GPIA
in 2023
Japan rank
47th
Korea rank
45th
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.9792 GPIA against 0.9589 GPIA in Japan, a difference of 0.0203 GPIA.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 47th and Korea ranks 45th of 56 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8807 GPIA | 0.9636 GPIA | 0.0829 GPIA | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.9432 GPIA | 0.9926 GPIA | 0.0494 GPIA | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 0.9792 GPIA against 0.9589 GPIA in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks between Japan and Korea?
- 0.0203 GPIA, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks?
- Japan ranks 47th and Korea ranks 45th of 56 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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