Japan vs Luxembourg: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita
Japan
90.8%
in 2024
Luxembourg
89.7%
in 2024
Japan rank
17th
Luxembourg rank
20th
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Japan currently reports 90.8% against 89.7% in Luxembourg, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Japan ranks 17th and Luxembourg ranks 20th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.3% | 89.8% | 8.5% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 92.1% | 6.3% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 90.4% | 1.3% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 89.4% | 0.9% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita, Japan or Luxembourg?
- Japan, at 90.8% against 89.7% in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Luxembourg?
- 1.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Luxembourg?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Luxembourg rank globally for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 17th and Luxembourg ranks 20th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.