Japan vs Philippines: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Japan
2.5%
in 2025
Philippines
2.4%
in 2023
Japan rank
159th
Philippines rank
161st
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Japan
- Philippines
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Philippines, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Philippines ahead.
Japan ranks 159th and Philippines ranks 161st of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 6.7% | 5.6% | Philippines |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 4.4% | 2.6% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 2.5% | 6.6% | 4.1% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 8.5% | 5.5% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 5.2% | 0.5% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.0% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Japan or Philippines?
- Japan, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Japan and Philippines?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Japan ranks 159th and Philippines ranks 161st 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.
Individual pages
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.