Japan vs South Korea: Country has a statistical agency
Japan
1
in 2015
South Korea
1
in 2015
Japan rank
1st
South Korea rank
1st
Country has a statistical agency over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 227 shared years of data; in 1789 it was South Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 1st of 65 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | 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 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Japan |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Japan |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in South Korea as of 2015.
- What is the difference in country has a statistical agency between Japan and South Korea?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 227 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2015.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for country has a statistical agency?
- Japan ranks 1st and South Korea 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.