Ghana vs Japan: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)
Ghana
62.3%
in 2024
Japan
62.2%
in 2025
Ghana rank
61st
Japan rank
63rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time
- Ghana
- Japan
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 62.3% against 62.2% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 61st and Japan ranks 63rd of 178 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.5% | 61.2% | 2.3% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 72.4% | 61.4% | 11.0% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 58.7% | 8.4% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 57.4% | 11.4% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 61.0% | 0.0% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Ghana or Japan?
- Ghana, at 62.3% against 62.2% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Ghana and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Japan?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Japan rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Ghana ranks 61st and Japan ranks 63rd of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (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.