Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years longer
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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 84.6% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 91.7% more money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $21,600 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 68.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 83.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 86.5% higher top tax rate
Uruguay has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 70.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 77.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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 45.3% fewer children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 31.9% less on education
Uruguay spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 13.8% more on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 45.1 times more coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Dirección General Impositiva, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
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