China vs Japan: Country has a statistical agency
China
1
in 2015
Japan
1
in 2015
China rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Country has a statistical agency over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 227 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 65 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Japan |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country has a statistical agency, China or Japan?
- China, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2015.
- What is the difference in country has a statistical agency between China and Japan?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 227 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2015.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for country has a statistical agency?
- China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 65 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Country has a statistical agency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A statistical agency is an official government organization that is tasked with gathering numerical information on a variety of topics.