Japan vs South Korea: Population regions with projections, per capita
Japan
0.9979 units per person
in 2025
South Korea
0.9997 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
179th
South Korea rank
177th
Population regions with projections, per capita over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.9997 units per person against 0.9979 units per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0018 units per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 179th and South Korea ranks 177th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 units per person | 1.03 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.02 units per person | 1.01 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 1 units per person | 1.01 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1 units per person | 1.01 units per person | 0.01 units per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1 units per person | 0.9909 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 1 units per person | 0.9949 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.999 units per person | 1 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population regions with projections, per capita, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.9997 units per person against 0.9979 units per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population regions with projections, per capita between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.0018 units per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for population regions with projections, per capita?
- Japan ranks 179th and South Korea ranks 177th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population regions with projections, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population regions with projections divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.