Japan vs Jordan: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita
Japan
2.8%
in 2025
Jordan
3.1%
in 2025
Japan rank
149th
Jordan rank
147th
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 3.1% against 2.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 149th and Jordan ranks 147th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 4.5% | 1.7% | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.9% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.2% | 0.2% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita, Japan or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 3.1% against 2.8% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Jordan?
- 0.3%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Jordan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Jordan rank globally for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 149th and Jordan ranks 147th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.