Japan vs Uganda: World population level education

Japan
50.70 million
in 2100
Uganda
47.86 million
in 2100
Japan rank
13th
Uganda rank
14th

World population level education over time

  • Japan
  • Uganda
020.0M40.0M60.0M195020252100

How they compare

Japan currently reports 50.70 million against 47.86 million in Uganda, a difference of 2.84 million.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 14th of 200 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Uganda Difference Ahead
1950s 3.76 million 11,700 3.75 million Japan
1960s 5.78 million 33,750 5.74 million Japan
1970s 9.56 million 77,050 9.48 million Japan
1980s 15.24 million 161,400 15.08 million Japan
1990s 22.22 million 314,950 21.90 million Japan
2000s 30.49 million 574,150 29.92 million Japan
2010s 37.54 million 1.26 million 36.28 million Japan
2020s 43.44 million 2.14 million 41.30 million Japan
2030s 49.16 million 4.03 million 45.13 million Japan
2040s 53.10 million 7.14 million 45.95 million Japan
2050s 55.14 million 11.85 million 43.29 million Japan
2060s 55.95 million 18.07 million 37.88 million Japan
2070s 55.26 million 25.55 million 29.71 million Japan
2080s 53.66 million 33.71 million 19.96 million Japan
2090s 52.08 million 41.98 million 10.10 million Japan
2100s 50.70 million 47.86 million 2.84 million Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population level education, Japan or Uganda?
Japan, at 50.70 million against 47.86 million in Uganda as of 2100.
What is the difference in world population level education between Japan and Uganda?
2.84 million, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uganda?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Japan and Uganda rank globally for world population level education?
Japan ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 14th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as World population level education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
World population level education
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed