Japan vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre

Japan
0.3687 number per square kilometre
in 2005
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0335 number per square kilometre
in 2019
Japan rank
40th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
38th

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.3687 number per square kilometre against 0.0335 number per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.3352 number per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 11.0 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 40th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 196 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4899 number per square kilometre 0.0147 number per square kilometre 0.4753 number per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.5562 number per square kilometre 0.0208 number per square kilometre 0.5353 number per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.4738 number per square kilometre 0.0268 number per square kilometre 0.447 number per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.3577 number per square kilometre 0.0316 number per square kilometre 0.3261 number per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre, Japan or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Japan, at 0.3687 number per square kilometre against 0.0335 number per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2005.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre between Japan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.3352 number per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2005.
How do Japan and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 40th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.