Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Australia, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.
be 80.7% less likely to be obese
In Australia, 30.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 5.9% of people as of 2024.
see 30.2% less spent on your healthcare
Australia spends $7,691 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Japan spends $5,365 as of 2023.
have 35.2% fewer doctors per person
Australia has 40.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Japan has 26.5 as of 2022.
be 33.3% more likely to die by suicide
Australia has a suicide rate of 13.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Japan, it is 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 40.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Australia, 4.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Japan, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.
make 44.8% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $35,951 as of 2025.
Life
be 41.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Australia, approximately 3.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Japan, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.
be 50.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Australia, approximately 2.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Japan, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
have 46.7% fewer children
In Australia, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Japan, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.0% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Japan, about 85.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 34.0% less on education
Australia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Japan spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 15.5% more coastline
Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
Safety
be 72.9% less likely to be murdered
Australia has a homicide rate of 0.8 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Japan, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 40.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Australia, road accidents kill 4.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Japan, they kill 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 7.8 times more strain on fresh water
Australia withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Japan withdraws 37% as of 2022.
use 23.2% less electricity
Australia uses 9,801 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Japan uses 7,530 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 44.4% less CO2
Australia emits 14.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Japan emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.
be 20.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Australia, air pollution causes 10.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Japan, it causes 12.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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