Japan vs Tanzania: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates
Japan
2.5%
in 2025
Tanzania
2.4%
in 2024
Japan rank
159th
Tanzania rank
160th
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates over time
- Japan
- Tanzania
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Tanzania ahead.
Japan ranks 159th and Tanzania ranks 160th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 3.6% | 1.5% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 2.5% | 2.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.3% | 2.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 0.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates, Japan or Tanzania?
- Japan, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates between Japan and Tanzania?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tanzania?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Tanzania rank globally for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Japan ranks 159th and Tanzania ranks 160th 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.