Japan vs Korea: Coal vs gdp per capita
Japan
9.83
in 2025
Korea
15.35
in 2025
Japan rank
10th
Korea rank
6th
Coal vs gdp per capita over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 15.35 against 9.83 in Japan, a difference of 5.52.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Korea ranks 6th of 78 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.29 | 2 | 4.29 | Japan |
| 1970s | 5.66 | 2.63 | 3.03 | Japan |
| 1980s | 6.51 | 5.62 | 0.8824 | Japan |
| 1990s | 7.64 | 7.92 | 0.2787 | Korea |
| 2000s | 9.86 | 13.69 | 3.83 | Korea |
| 2010s | 10.78 | 19.54 | 8.76 | Korea |
| 2020s | 10.34 | 16.41 | 6.07 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coal vs gdp per capita, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 15.35 against 9.83 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in coal vs gdp per capita between Japan and Korea?
- 5.52, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for coal vs gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 10th and Korea ranks 6th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Coal vs gdp per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.