Japan vs Macao: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Japan
2.5%
in 2025
Macao
2.5%
in 2020
Japan rank
159th
Macao rank
157th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Japan
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 2.5% against 2.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Macao ahead.
Japan ranks 159th and Macao ranks 157th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Macao in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 3.7% | 1.4% | Macao |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 3.2% | 0.3% | Macao |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.8% | 0.2% | Macao |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.0% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 0.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Japan or Macao?
- Macao, at 2.5% against 2.5% in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Japan and Macao?
- 0.0%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Macao?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Macao rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Japan ranks 159th and Macao ranks 157th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.