Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Chad, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Chad, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Japan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 25.7 years longer
In Chad, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 61 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 29.5% less likely to be obese
In Chad, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 27.6 times more money
Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 61.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Chad, 42.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
Life
be 96.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Chad, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 97.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Chad, approximately 65.5 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 82.8% fewer children
In Chad, there are approximately 40.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Chad, approximately 9% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Japan, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 9.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Chad, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
be 62.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Chad, approximately 61% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Japan, 99% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% more on education
Chad spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Chad spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Japan: At a glance
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