Japan vs Sweden: Correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling

Japan
0.2434
in 2024
Sweden
0.2406
in 2024
Japan rank
191st
Sweden rank
192nd

Correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling over time

  • Japan
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2434 against 0.2406 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0028.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 191st and Sweden ranks 192nd of 199 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 6.32 2.26 4.06 Japan
1960s 2.72 1.67 1.05 Japan
1970s 1.38 1.08 0.2937 Japan
1980s 0.7876 0.7726 0.015 Japan
1990s 0.5665 0.5279 0.0385 Japan
2000s 0.3848 0.3645 0.0203 Japan
2010s 0.2843 0.2868 0.0024 Sweden
2020s 0.2401 0.2495 0.0094 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for, Japan or Sweden?
Japan, at 0.2434 against 0.2406 in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for between Japan and Sweden?
0.0028, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for?
Japan ranks 191st and Sweden ranks 192nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for those aged 15 and older. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for those aged 15 and older
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,056 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed