Japan vs Seychelles: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Japan
2.5%
in 2025
Seychelles
2.6%
in 2024
Japan rank
159th
Seychelles rank
156th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Japan
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Seychelles ahead.
Japan ranks 159th and Seychelles ranks 156th of 185 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 10.4% | 7.5% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 7.7% | 2.7% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.8% | 0.6% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 3.3% | 0.6% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Japan or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Japan and Seychelles?
- 0.1%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Seychelles?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Seychelles rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Japan ranks 159th and Seychelles ranks 156th 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.