Japan vs Malta: Employment to population ratio
Japan
61.89
in 2025
Malta
62.13
in 2025
Japan rank
58th
Malta rank
57th
Employment to population ratio over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 62.13 against 61.89 in Japan, a difference of 0.24.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 58th and Malta ranks 57th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.55 | 46.86 | 14.69 | Japan |
| 2000s | 57.97 | 46.12 | 11.85 | Japan |
| 2010s | 57.85 | 52.41 | 5.44 | Japan |
| 2020s | 61.04 | 61.12 | 0.0718 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, Japan or Malta?
- Malta, at 62.13 against 61.89 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio between Japan and Malta?
- 0.24, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Malta rank globally for employment to population ratio?
- Japan ranks 58th and Malta ranks 57th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Employment to population ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.