Japan vs Korea: Average effective retirement women
Japan
69.1
in 2018
Korea
72.3
in 2018
Japan rank
3rd
Korea rank
1st
Average effective retirement women over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 72.3 against 69.1 in Japan, a difference of 3.2.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 49 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.84 | 64.66 | 2.18 | Japan |
| 1980s | 66.11 | 64.22 | 1.89 | Japan |
| 1990s | 66.52 | 67.44 | 0.92 | Korea |
| 2000s | 66.3 | 67.31 | 1.01 | Korea |
| 2010s | 67.86 | 71.03 | 3.18 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average effective retirement women, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 72.3 against 69.1 in Japan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in average effective retirement women between Japan and Korea?
- 3.2, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for average effective retirement women?
- Japan ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Average effective retirement women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.