Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Japan instead of Czech Republic, you would:

Health

live 4.1 years longer

In Czech Republic, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 77.6% less likely to be obese

In Czech Republic, 26.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 5.9% of people as of 2024.

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see 14.8% more spent on your healthcare

Czech Republic spends $4,674 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Japan spends $5,365 as of 2023.

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have 39.1% fewer doctors per person

Czech Republic has 43.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Japan has 26.5 as of 2022.

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be 30.8% more likely to die by suicide

Czech Republic has a suicide rate of 13.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Japan, it is 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 13.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Czech Republic, 2.8% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Japan, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.

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Life

be 14.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Czech Republic, approximately 2.1 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.

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have 26.0% fewer children

In Czech Republic, there are approximately 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Japan, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 22.3% less on education

Czech Republic spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Japan spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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spend 26.2% more on healthcare

Czech Republic spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2023.

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Safety

be 70.1% less likely to be murdered

Czech Republic 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.

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be 48.1% less likely to die in a road accident

In Czech Republic, road accidents kill 5.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Japan, they kill 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

use 28.1% more electricity

Czech Republic uses 5,877 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Japan uses 7,530 kWh as of 2024.

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live with 66.8% more strain on fresh water

Czech Republic withdraws 22% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Japan withdraws 37% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 63.6% less likely to die from air pollution

In Czech Republic, air pollution causes 33.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Japan, it causes 12.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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Japan: At a glance

Japan is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 364,485 sq km. In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence. For more than two centuries this policy enabled Japan to enjoy a flowering of its indigenous culture. Japan opened its ports after signing the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854 and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and an ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, elected politicians hold actual decision-making power. Following three decades of unprecedented growth, Japan's economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s, but the country remains a major economic power. In March 2011, Japan's strongest-ever earthquake, and an accompanying tsunami, devastated the northeast part of Honshu island, killing thousands and damaging several nuclear power plants. The catastrophe hobbled the country's economy and its energy infrastructure, and tested its ability to deal with humanitarian disasters.
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