Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Spain, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 81.9% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 14.4% more money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $36,200 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 83.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 14.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 22.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 24.3% higher top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 23.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 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.
be 25.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 23.8% less on education
Spain spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 17.6% more on healthcare
Spain spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 6.0 times more coastline
Spain has a total of 4,964 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax Agency Japan, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Japan: At a glance
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