Bulgaria vs Japan: Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term

Bulgaria
-0.4 Percentage points
in 2025
Japan
-0.3 Percentage points
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
30th
Japan rank
27th

Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Japan
-3-2-101199520102025

How they compare

Japan currently reports -0.3 Percentage points against -0.4 Percentage points in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1 Percentage points.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 30th and Japan ranks 27th of 43 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Japan Difference Ahead
2000s -0.51 Percentage points -0.41 Percentage points 0.1 Percentage points Japan
2010s -2.04 Percentage points -0.58 Percentage points 1.46 Percentage points Japan
2020s -0.3667 Percentage points -0.4 Percentage points 0.0333 Percentage points Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — long-term, Bulgaria or Japan?
Japan, at -0.3 Percentage points against -0.4 Percentage points in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — long-term between Bulgaria and Japan?
0.1 Percentage points, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for labour statistics - regions (for 'developer api') — long-term?
Bulgaria ranks 30th and Japan ranks 27th of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term unemployment rate, gender difference. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term unemployment rate, gender difference
Unit
Percentage points
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
51 places, 1,238 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

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