Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Health
live 12.3 years longer
In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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 84.4% less likely to be obese
In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 53.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 23.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate
Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 94.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 91.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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 61.5% fewer children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 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 16.9% more likely to have internet access
In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% less on education
Dominican Republic spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 81.4% more on healthcare
Dominican Republic spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 23.1 times more coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
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