Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Belgium, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 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 80.5% less likely to be obese
In Belgium, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 56.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Belgium, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
make 14.1% less money
Belgium has a GDP per capita of $48,200 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
Life
be 40.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Belgium, 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 36.5% fewer children
In Belgium, there are approximately 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on education
Belgium spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 447.4 times more coastline
Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to Belgium? See an in-depth size comparison.