Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Nepal, you would:
Health
live 12.4 years longer
In Nepal, the average life expectancy is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 10.9 times more money
Nepal has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 21.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Nepal, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 36.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Nepal, 25.2% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
Life
be 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nepal, approximately 186.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 92.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Nepal, approximately 25.1 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 60.4% fewer children
In Nepal, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Nepal, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 27.3% less on education
Nepal spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Nepal spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to Nepal? See an in-depth size comparison.