Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of France, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In France, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 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 80.1% less likely to be obese
In France, 21.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 70.9% less likely to be unemployed
In France, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 18.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In France, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 11.5% higher top tax rate
France has a top tax rate of 50.2% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 37.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In France, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 39.7% less likely to die during infancy
In France, approximately 3.1 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 40.4% fewer children
In France, there are approximately 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 40.7% less on education
France spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 6.1 times more coastline
France has a total of 4,853 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to France? See an in-depth size comparison.