Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 86.0% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 42.9% less likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 4.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
pay a 69.5% higher top tax rate
New Zealand has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 44.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 9.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 44.8% less likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 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 45.6% fewer children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 46.7% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 10.3% more on healthcare
New Zealand spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.6% more coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to New Zealand? See an in-depth size comparison.