Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Labor force, female, per square kilometre
Japan
85.28 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
9.83 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
17th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th
Labor force, female, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 85.28 units per square kilometre against 9.83 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 75.45 units per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 8.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.93 units per square kilometre | 5.27 units per square kilometre | 68.65 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 75.05 units per square kilometre | 6.89 units per square kilometre | 68.16 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 78.09 units per square kilometre | 8.06 units per square kilometre | 70.03 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 84.09 units per square kilometre | 9.32 units per square kilometre | 74.78 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Japan, at 85.28 units per square kilometre against 9.83 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in labor force, female, per square kilometre between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 75.45 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for labor force, female, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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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About this data
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.