How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Switzerland: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP

Japan

0 1000 No per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Switzerland

0 1000 No per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Japan rank

162nd

Switzerland rank

161st

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP over time

Japan
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 162nd and Switzerland ranks 161st of 187 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Japan
1970s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Japan
1980s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Japan
1990s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Japan
2000s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Switzerland
2010s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Switzerland
2020s	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	0 1000 No per US$ of GDP	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp, Japan or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp between Japan and Switzerland?: 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp?: Japan ranks 162nd and Switzerland ranks 161st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP
Unit: 1000 No per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 10,242 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.