Japan vs Seychelles: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force)
Japan
2.5%
in 2025
Seychelles
2.6%
in 2024
Japan rank
161st
Seychelles rank
158th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) over time
- Japan
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Seychelles ahead.
Japan ranks 161st and Seychelles ranks 158th of 187 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 10.4% | 7.5% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 7.7% | 2.7% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.8% | 0.6% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 3.3% | 0.6% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment, total (% of total labor force), Japan or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment, total (% of total labor force) between Japan and Seychelles?
- 0.1%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Seychelles?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Seychelles rank globally for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Japan ranks 161st and Seychelles ranks 158th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.