Guyana vs Japan: Share of the population that is female
Guyana
51.3%
in 2025
Japan
51.2%
in 2025
Guyana rank
48th
Japan rank
51st
Share of the population that is female over time
- Guyana
- Japan
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 51.3% against 51.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Guyana ranks 48th and Japan ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.1% | 51.2% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 1970s | 50.2% | 50.7% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1980s | 50.4% | 50.6% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 50.7% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 50.9% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 50.7% | 51.1% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 51.2% | 0.1% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Guyana or Japan?
- Guyana, at 51.3% against 51.2% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Guyana and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Japan rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Guyana ranks 48th and Japan ranks 51st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.