Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Georgia, you would:
Health
live 7.3 years longer
In Georgia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 82 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 80.2% less likely to be obese
In Georgia, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.9 times more money
Georgia has a GDP per capita of $14,100 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 80.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Georgia, 11.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 17.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Georgia, 19.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 2.8 times higher top tax rate
Georgia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 80.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Georgia, approximately 25.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 87.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Georgia, approximately 14.8 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 40.1% fewer children
In Georgia, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 15.8% less on education
Georgia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 59.7% more on healthcare
Georgia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 96.0 times more coastline
Georgia has a total of 310 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Georgia Department of Revenue, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
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