Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Cyprus, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Cyprus, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
be 80.3% less likely to be obese
In Cyprus, 21.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 66.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Cyprus, 7.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
pay a 59.9% higher top tax rate
Cyprus has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cyprus, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 77.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Cyprus, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 34.2% fewer children
In Cyprus, there are approximately 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 44.8% less on education
Cyprus spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 52.9% more on healthcare
Cyprus spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 45.9 times more coastline
Cyprus has a total of 648 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Inland Revenue Department of the Republic of Cyprus, The World Factbook, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to Cyprus? See an in-depth size comparison.