Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 80.7% less likely to be obese
In Germany, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 52.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Germany, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
make 18.7% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $50,900 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
pay a 17.8% higher top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 28.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 40.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 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 23.5% fewer children
In Germany, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 36.0% less on education
Germany spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 12.5 times more coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to Germany? See an in-depth size comparison.