Japan vs Laos: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)
Japan
89.2%
in 2025
Laos
87.6%
in 2025
Japan rank
150th
Laos rank
153rd
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) over time
- Japan
- Laos
How they compare
Japan currently reports 89.2% against 87.6% in Laos, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Laos ahead.
Japan ranks 150th and Laos ranks 153rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.8% | 95.5% | 2.7% | Laos |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 94.7% | 16.2% | Laos |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 81.4% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 89.0% | 7.0% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24), Japan or Laos?
- Japan, at 89.2% against 87.6% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) between Japan and Laos?
- 1.6%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Laos?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Laos rank globally for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Japan ranks 150th and Laos ranks 153rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.