Cameroon vs Japan: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)
Cameroon
55.3%
in 2021
Japan
55.1%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
59th
Japan rank
62nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) over time
- Cameroon
- Japan
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 55.3% against 55.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 59th and Japan ranks 62nd of 174 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.9% | 47.4% | 4.5% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 57.5% | 48.3% | 9.2% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 46.6% | 11.1% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 46.9% | 19.0% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 55.3% | 52.1% | 3.1% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%), Cameroon or Japan?
- Cameroon, at 55.3% against 55.1% in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) between Cameroon and Japan?
- 0.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Japan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Japan rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
- Cameroon ranks 59th and Japan ranks 62nd of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.