Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
live 3.2 years longer
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 78.2% less likely to be obese
In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 22.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
make 25.9% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 28.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
Life
be 37.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.0 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.
be 25.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 38.1% fewer children
In Denmark, there are approximately 11.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 59.0% less on education
Denmark spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 4.1 times more coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 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 Denmark? See an in-depth size comparison.