Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Canada, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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 85.4% less likely to be obese
In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 58.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 71.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 69.5% higher top tax rate
Canada has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Canada, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 56.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Canada, approximately 4.4 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 31.7% fewer children
In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 39.6% less on education
Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 85.3% less coastline
Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Canada Revenue Agency, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to Canada? See an in-depth size comparison.