Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Ireland, 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 83.0% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% 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 Ireland, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
make 53.8% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $89,700 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 22.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 13.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 16.6% higher top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 45.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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 43.6% fewer children
In Ireland, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 59.7% more on healthcare
Ireland spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 20.5 times more coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to Ireland? See an in-depth size comparison.