Japan vs Middle Africa: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th
Japan
15.1%
in 2025
Middle Africa
5.7%
in 2025
Japan rank
35th
Middle Africa rank
35th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th over time
- Japan
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 15.1% against 5.7% in Middle Africa, a difference of 9.4%.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.7 times Middle Africa's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 35th and Middle Africa ranks 35th of 163 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 6.9% | 12.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 6.5% | 9.6% | Japan |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 5.8% | 9.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th, Japan or Middle Africa?
- Japan, at 15.1% against 5.7% in Middle Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th between Japan and Middle Africa?
- 9.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Middle Africa rank globally for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
- Japan ranks 35th and Middle Africa ranks 35th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.