Japan vs World: Lower-middle income excluding India: Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates)

Japan
52,435
in 2027
World: Lower-middle income excluding India
735,205
in 2027
Japan rank
13th
World: Lower-middle income excluding India rank
16th

Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) over time

  • Japan
  • World: Lower-middle income excluding India
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How they compare

World: Lower-middle income excluding India currently reports 735,205 against 52,435 in Japan, a difference of 682,770.

That makes World: Lower-middle income excluding India's figure about 14.0 times Japan's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, World: Lower-middle income excluding India has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 13th and World: Lower-middle income excluding India ranks 16th of 188 countries.

World: Lower-middle income excluding India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan World: Lower-middle income excluding India Difference Ahead
2000s 54,182 486,191 432,008 World: Lower-middle income excluding India
2010s 52,887 572,483 519,596 World: Lower-middle income excluding India
2020s 52,110 674,833 622,723 World: Lower-middle income excluding India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates), Japan or World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
World: Lower-middle income excluding India, at 735,205 against 52,435 in Japan as of 2027.
What is the difference in full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates) between Japan and World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
682,770, with World: Lower-middle income excluding India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and World: Lower-middle income excluding India?
23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
How do Japan and World: Lower-middle income excluding India rank globally for full-time equivalent employment (ilo modelled estimates)?
Japan ranks 13th and World: Lower-middle income excluding India ranks 16th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) (Based on 40 hours per week). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) (Based on 40 hours per week)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked for employed persons in their main job divided by 40 or 48. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.