Japan vs Korea: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or
Japan
0.9408 GPIA
in 2022
Korea
0.9697 GPIA
in 2023
Japan rank
50th
Korea rank
47th
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.9697 GPIA against 0.9408 GPIA in Japan, a difference of 0.0289 GPIA.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 50th and Korea ranks 47th of 59 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8112 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 0.3134 GPIA | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.9001 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 0.1959 GPIA | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.9354 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 0.1128 GPIA | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 0.9697 GPIA against 0.9408 GPIA in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or between Japan and Korea?
- 0.0289 GPIA, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Japan ranks 50th and Korea ranks 47th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 25-74 years old, 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