Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.
be 78.5% less likely to be obese
In Greece, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 5.9% of people as of 2024.
see 55.3% more spent on your healthcare
Greece spends $3,454 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Japan spends $5,365 as of 2023.
have 59.7% fewer doctors per person
Greece has 65.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Japan has 26.5 as of 2022.
be 3.7 times more likely to die by suicide
Greece has a suicide rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Japan, it is 17.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 71.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Japan, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.
make 33.4% more money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $26,948 as of 2025, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $35,951 as of 2025.
Life
be 40.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Japan, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 43.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.2 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.
have 13.6% fewer children
In Greece, there are approximately 6.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Japan, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 28.0% more on healthcare
Greece spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
Safety
be 72.6% less likely to be murdered
Greece 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.
be 63.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Greece, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Japan, they kill 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 60.7% more electricity
Greece uses 4,686 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Japan uses 7,530 kWh as of 2024.
find 13.5% less home broadband
Greece has 44.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Japan has 38.6 as of 2023.
live with 80.2% more strain on fresh water
Greece withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Japan withdraws 37% as of 2022.
Environment
be 47.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Greece, air pollution causes 23.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Japan, it causes 12.0 as of 2019.
emit 55.2% more CO2
Greece emits 5.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Japan emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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