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STAT Japan South Korea HISTORY
2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships > Group A 2
Ranked 7th.
3
Ranked 4th. 50% more than Japan
2006 World Baseball Classic > Team batting 84
Ranked 1st. 58% more than South Korea
53
Ranked 6th.
FIFA World Ranking > Men 712
Ranked 17th. 4% more than South Korea
683
Ranked 30th.
FIFA World Ranking > Men per million 5.57
Ranked 173th.
14.12
Ranked 153th. 3 times more than Japan
FIFA World Ranking > Women 1,908
Ranked 11th. 9% more than South Korea
1,748
Ranked 22nd.
Soccer > 2010 FIFA World Cup squads > Player statistics > Coaches Takeshi Okada Huh Jung-Moo
Summer Olympics medals per capita > Gold 5
Ranked 15th.
8
Ranked 12th. 60% more than Japan

Summer Olympics medals per capita > Population 127 034 000 46 779 000
Summer olympic medals > All time 296
Ranked 9th. 92% more than South Korea
154
Ranked 20th.
Winter olympic medals > All time 31
Ranked 13th. 55% more than South Korea
20
Ranked 16th.
World Cup Totals > Goals against 14
Ranked 42nd.
53
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Japan
World Cup Totals > Losses 6
Ranked 34th.
13
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Japan
World Cup Totals > Losses per million 0.047
Ranked 63th.
0.269
Ranked 38th. 6 times more than Japan
World Cup Totals > Wins 2
Ranked 42nd.
4
Ranked 28th. Twice as much as Japan
World Cup Totals > Wins per million 0.0157
Ranked 49th.
0.0827
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Japan
World Cup Totals > Goals for 8
Ranked 40th.
22
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Japan
2006 World Baseball Classic > Team batting > HR 10
Ranked 1st. 67% more than South Korea
6
Ranked 7th.
World Cup Totals > Goals against per million 0.11
Ranked 66th.
1.1
Ranked 36th. 10 times more than Japan
World Cup Totals > Points 9
Ranked 36th.
19
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Japan
World Cup Totals > Draws 2
Ranked 37th.
7
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Japan
2006 World Baseball Classic > Team batting > AVG .311 .243
2006 World Baseball Classic > Team batting > 2B 9
Ranked 6th.
13
Ranked 1st. 44% more than Japan
World Cup Totals > Points per million 0.0704
Ranked 53th.
0.393
Ranked 33th. 6 times more than Japan
Mt Everest ascents > Duration 1953-2001 85
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Korea
36
Ranked 9th.
Soccer > 1998 FIBA World Championship > Final standings > Record 4/1/2011 0-4
World Cup Totals > Matches played 10
Ranked 40th.
24
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Japan
2006 World Baseball Classic > Team batting > SLG .478 .394
World Cup Totals > Draws per million 0.0157
Ranked 48th.
0.145
Ranked 29th. 9 times more than Japan
World Cup Totals > Goals for per million 0.0626
Ranked 60th.
0.455
Ranked 35th. 7 times more than Japan
2006 World Baseball Classic > Team batting > OPS .868 .699
2006 World Baseball Classic > Team batting > TB 129
Ranked 1st. 50% more than South Korea
86
Ranked 6th.
2006 World Baseball Classic > Team batting > RBI 57
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Korea
26
Ranked 6th.
World Cup Totals > Matches played per million 0.0783
Ranked 64th.
0.496
Ranked 39th. 6 times more than Japan
2006 World Baseball Classic > Team batting > SO 39
Ranked 4th.
51
Ranked 2nd. 31% more than Japan
Mt Everest ascents > Duration 1991-2001 per million 0.409
Ranked 25th.
0.486
Ranked 20th. 19% more than Japan
Mt Everest ascents > Duration 1953-2001 per million 0.669
Ranked 22nd.
0.76
Ranked 20th. 14% more than Japan
Mt Everest ascents > Duration 1991-2001 52
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than South Korea
23
Ranked 9th.
Shooting > 1992 Summer Olympics > Medal count > Total 2
Ranked 6th. The same as South Korea
2
Ranked 7th.
1954 Asian Games > Medal tally > Gold 38
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Korea
8
Ranked 3rd.
1954 Asian Games > Medal tally > Total 98
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Korea
19
Ranked 3rd.
1954 Asian Games > Medal tally > Silver 36
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Korea
6
Ranked 3rd.
Golf at the 2006 Asian Games > Men Team > Round 2 > Dec. 9 212
Ranked 14th. 2% more than South Korea
208
Ranked 17th.
Golf at the 2006 Asian Games > Men Team > Total 853
Ranked 14th. 2% more than South Korea
836
Ranked 17th.
Jamie Baulch > Achievements > Tournament <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships">World Indoor Championships</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics">World Junior Championships</a>
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships > Group B > GF 9
Ranked 10th.
46
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan

World Junior Ice Hockey Championships > Group B > GP 5
Ranked 7th. The same as South Korea
5
Ranked 5th.

2006 World Baseball Classic > Team batting > OBP .390 .305
Summer Paralympics > Silver 17
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than South Korea
7
Ranked 23th.

Summer Paralympics > Bronze per million 0.0867
Ranked 47th.
0.149
Ranked 42nd. 72% more than Japan

Men's World Ice Hockey Championships > Group A > Pts 4
Ranked 8th.
6
Ranked 5th. 50% more than Japan
Men's World Ice Hockey Championships > Group A > GP 5
Ranked 6th. The same as South Korea
5
Ranked 8th.
All Nations Cup 2006 > Qualifiers results > GF 4
Ranked 13th. Twice as much as South Korea
2
Ranked 16th.
2005 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships > Team All-Around > Ball 37.2
Ranked 8th. 9% more than South Korea
34.23
Ranked 16th.
Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics > Top 8 table > Total 2
Ranked 5th.
7
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
Golf at the 2006 Asian Games > Men Team > Round 1 > Dec. 8 208
Ranked 15th. 1% more than South Korea
205
Ranked 17th.
Swimming > 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100m medley relay > Non-Qualifiers > Names Mai Nakamura / Masami Tanaka / Ayari Aoyama / Suzu Chiba Ji-Hyun Lee / Hye-Young Byun / Woo-Hee Park / Bo-Eun Lee
1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships > Medals > Total: 2
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as South Korea
1
Ranked 8th.
Olympic point totals > Sydney 2000 per million 0.284
Ranked 53th.
1.15
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Japan
Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships > Medals table > Total per million 0.0548
Ranked 13th. 33% more than South Korea
0.0412
Ranked 16th.
Swimming > 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 freestyle relay > Non-Qualifiers > Names Sumika Minamoto / Naoko Imoto / Eri Yamanoi / Suzu Chiba Bo-Eun Lee / So-Yung Seo / Ji-Hyun Lee / Eun-Na Jeong
2006 World Baseball Classic > Team batting > SB 13
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than South Korea
2
Ranked 10th.
Cycling at the 2006 Asian Games > Team Time Trial > Time 1:26:01.49 1:27:34.56
Golf at the 2006 Asian Games > Men Team > +/- Par -11
Ranked 14th.
-28
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Japan
Golf at the 2006 Asian Games > Men Team > Round 4 > Dec. 11 222
Ranked 9th. 3% more than South Korea
215
Ranked 17th.
Golf at the 2006 Asian Games > Men Team > Round 3 > Dec. 10 211
Ranked 14th. 1% more than South Korea
208
Ranked 17th.
All Nations Cup 2006 > Qualifiers results > MP 3
Ranked 25th. The same as South Korea
3
Ranked 4th.
Swimming > 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100m medley relay > Non-Qualifiers > Time 4:10.71 4:18.98
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships > Group B > GA 22
Ranked 4th. 83% more than South Korea
12
Ranked 10th.

Jamie Baulch > Achievements > Year 1999 1992
1954 Asian Games > Medal tally > Bronze 24
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than South Korea
5
Ranked 5th.
Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics > Men's team > Archers Masafumi Makiyama <br> Takayoshi Matsushita <br> Yuji Hamano Kim Chung-tae <br /> Oh Kyo-Moon <br /> Jang Yong-ho
1997 World Air Games > Results > Bronze medals 2
Ranked 15th. Twice as much as South Korea
1
Ranked 18th.
2005 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships > Groups All-Around > 5 Ribbons 12.28
Ranked 5th. 52% more than South Korea
8.07
Ranked 20th.
2005 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships > Team All-Around > Total 128.7
Ranked 8th. 13% more than South Korea
114.1
Ranked 17th.
2005 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships > Team All-Around > Clubs 38.8
Ranked 8th. 8% more than South Korea
35.8
Ranked 18th.
Henry Amike > Achievements > Tournament <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Summer_Universiade">Universiade</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics">Summer Olympics</a>
Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships > Medals table > Total 7
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than South Korea
2
Ranked 12th.
Olympic point totals > Salt Lake City 2002 3
Ranked 23th.
10
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Japan
Swimming > 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100m freestyle relay > Non-Qualifiers > Time 3:48.77 3:57.83
1976 Summer Paralympics > The Paralympics in Canada and Toronto > Total 19
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than South Korea
4
Ranked 27th.
1976 Summer Paralympics > The Paralympics in Canada and Toronto > Gold per million 0.0887
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than South Korea
0.0279
Ranked 28th.
Summer Paralympics > Silver per million 0.134
Ranked 42nd.
0.149
Ranked 39th. 11% more than Japan

Summer Paralympics > Gold per million 0.102
Ranked 37th.
0.383
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Japan

Olympic point totals > Sydney 2000 36
Ranked 15th.
54
Ranked 12th. 50% more than Japan
1976 Summer Paralympics > The Paralympics in Canada and Toronto > Gold 10
Ranked 14th. 10 times more than South Korea
1
Ranked 27th.
Men's World Ice Hockey Championships > Group A > GF 14
Ranked 10th.
26
Ranked 4th. 86% more than Japan
Summer Paralympics > Bronze 11
Ranked 18th. 57% more than South Korea
7
Ranked 25th.

1976 Summer Paralympics > The Paralympics in Canada and Toronto > Bronze 3
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than South Korea
1
Ranked 28th.
1976 Summer Paralympics > The Paralympics in Canada and Toronto > Silver per million 0.0532
Ranked 25th.
0.0558
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Japan
1968 AFC Asian Cup > Results > GA 4
Ranked 6th. The same as South Korea
4
Ranked 7th.
Summer Olympics medals per capita > Population > /medal 7 057 000 1 671 000
1997 World Air Games > Results > Total 4
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than South Korea
1
Ranked 26th.
Summer Olympics medals per capita > Silver 8
Ranked 13th.
10
Ranked 8th. 25% more than Japan

Summer Paralympics > Gold 13
Ranked 12th.
18
Ranked 9th. 38% more than Japan

Summer Paralympics > Total 41
Ranked 11th. 28% more than South Korea
32
Ranked 16th.

1968 AFC Asian Cup > Results > Pld 4
Ranked 4th. The same as South Korea
4
Ranked 5th.
Men's World Ice Hockey Championships > Group A > GA 14
Ranked 6th. 56% more than South Korea
9
Ranked 7th.
Modern pentathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics > Team competition > Pos. 11
Ranked 7th.
15
Ranked 3rd. 36% more than Japan
1968 AFC Asian Cup > Results > GF 8
Ranked 5th.
9
Ranked 3rd. 13% more than Japan
Summer Olympics medals per capita > Bronze 5
Ranked 18th.
10
Ranked 9th. Twice as much as Japan

1976 Summer Paralympics > The Paralympics in Canada and Toronto > Bronze per million 0.0266
Ranked 30th.
0.0279
Ranked 29th. 5% more than Japan
Olympic point totals > Salt Lake City 2002 per million 0.0235
Ranked 24th.
0.21
Ranked 19th. 9 times more than Japan
2005 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships > Team All-Around > Rope 38.73
Ranked 6th. 16% more than South Korea
33.25
Ranked 19th.
1968 AFC Asian Cup > Results > Pts 7
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Korea
3
Ranked 7th.
1976 Summer Paralympics > The Paralympics in Canada and Toronto > Silver 6
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than South Korea
2
Ranked 23th.
2003 World Judo Championships > Medals table > Total 9
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Korea
3
Ranked 7th.
2005 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships > Groups All-Around > Total 23.25
Ranked 9th. 40% more than South Korea
16.65
Ranked 20th.
2005 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships > Team All-Around > Ribbon 37.6
Ranked 9th. 22% more than South Korea
30.82
Ranked 25th.
2006 World Baseball Classic > Team batting > AB 270
Ranked 2nd. 24% more than South Korea
218
Ranked 4th.
2006 World Baseball Classic > Team batting > BB 32
Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as South Korea
16
Ranked 8th.

SOURCES: Wikipedia: 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships; Wikipedia: 2006 World Baseball Classic; Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA); Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; FIFA Official Website, December 2005; Various sources compiled into Wikipedia's 2010 FIFA World Cup squads; Wikipedia: 1996 Summer Olympics medals per capita; The Golden Book of the Olympic Games; ESPN, FIFA Official Website, NationMaster; ESPN, FIFA Official Website, NationMaster. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Everest yearly ascents by nationalities, adventurestats; Wikipedia: 1998 FIBA World Championship; Everest yearly ascents by nationalities, adventurestats. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics; Wikipedia: 1954 Asian Games; Wikipedia: Golf at the 2006 Asian Games; Wikipedia: Jamie Baulch; Wikipedia: 2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships; Wikipedia: 1960 Summer Paralympics; Wikipedia: 1960 Summer Paralympics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships; Wikipedia: All Nations Cup 2006; Wikipedia: 2005 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships; Wikipedia: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics; Wikipedia: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre medley relay; Wikipedia: 1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships; The Golden Book of the Olympic Games. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay; Wikipedia: Cycling at the 2006 Asian Games; Wikipedia: Archery at the 2000 Summer Olympics; Wikipedia: 1997 World Air Games; Wikipedia: Henry Amike; Wikipedia: Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships; Wikipedia: 1976 Summer Paralympics; Wikipedia: 1976 Summer Paralympics. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. 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