Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 1.7 years longer
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 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 85.2% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 29.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 54.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
make 15.0% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $48,700 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
pay a 24.3% higher top tax rate
Australia 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 16.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 6.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 36.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 43.5% fewer children
In Australia, 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 37.3% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 15.5% more coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Australian Taxation Office, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to Australia? See an in-depth size comparison.