Japan vs Latvia: Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people
Japan
42.98 persons per 1,000 people
in 2021
Latvia
44.52 persons per 1,000 people
in 2023
Japan rank
25th
Latvia rank
23rd
Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 44.52 persons per 1,000 people against 42.98 persons per 1,000 people in Japan, a difference of 1.54 persons per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 25th and Latvia ranks 23rd of 78 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.97 persons per 1,000 people | 34.65 persons per 1,000 people | 0.3149 persons per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 43.71 persons per 1,000 people | 42.74 persons per 1,000 people | 0.9697 persons per 1,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 44 persons per 1,000 people | 40.79 persons per 1,000 people | 3.21 persons per 1,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people, Japan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 44.52 persons per 1,000 people against 42.98 persons per 1,000 people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people between Japan and Latvia?
- 1.54 persons per 1,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latvia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people?
- Japan ranks 25th and Latvia ranks 23rd of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Number of people working in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people in the country's population.