Japan vs Korea: Police officers per 1000 people

Japan
3.02
in 2014
Korea
3.06
in 2013
Japan rank
77th
Korea rank
75th

Police officers per 1000 people over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
0123197319932014

How they compare

Korea currently reports 3.06 against 3.02 in Japan, a difference of 0.04.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 77th and Korea ranks 75th of 103 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 2.8 2.38 0.4171 Japan
1980s 3.12 2.51 0.6056 Japan
1990s 2.89 2.91 0.0211 Korea
2000s 2.96 2.98 0.0212 Korea
2010s 3 3.05 0.0471 Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher police officers per 1000 people, Japan or Korea?
Korea, at 3.06 against 3.02 in Japan as of 2013.
What is the difference in police officers per 1000 people between Japan and Korea?
0.04, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
22 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2013.
How do Japan and Korea rank globally for police officers per 1000 people?
Japan ranks 77th and Korea ranks 75th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Police officers per 1000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Police officers per 1000 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,617 data points, 1973–2015
Last refreshed