Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of India, you would:
Health
live 17.6 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 10.3% more likely to be obese
In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 6.8 times more money
India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 72.2% less likely to be unemployed
In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 26.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 57.4% higher top tax rate
India has a top tax rate of 35.5% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 93.7% less likely to die during infancy
In India, approximately 30.3 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 58.7% fewer children
In India, there are approximately 16.8 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.6 times more on healthcare
India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.3 times more coastline
India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Tax Agency Japan, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
Japan: At a glance
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