Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 2.6 years longer
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 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 78.6% less likely to be obese
In Austria, 20.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 67.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 7.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
make 20.2% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $51,900 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 21.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Austria, 13.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
Life
be 41.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 3.2 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 26.5% fewer children
In Austria, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 38.5% less on education
Austria spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to Austria? See an in-depth size comparison.