Japan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Labor force, female, per square kilometre

Japan
85.28 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
70.48 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
17th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
20th

Labor force, female, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 85.28 units per square kilometre against 70.48 units per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 14.8 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 17th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 20th of 186 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 73.93 units per square kilometre 55.6 units per square kilometre 18.32 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 75.05 units per square kilometre 61.91 units per square kilometre 13.14 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 78.09 units per square kilometre 67.61 units per square kilometre 10.48 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 84.09 units per square kilometre 69.57 units per square kilometre 14.53 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, female, per square kilometre, Japan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Japan, at 85.28 units per square kilometre against 70.48 units per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in labor force, female, per square kilometre between Japan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
14.8 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for labor force, female, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 17th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 20th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labor force, female, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
234 places, 7,804 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Labor force, female 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.