Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 2.2 years longer
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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 78.4% less likely to be obese
In Italy, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 76.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 9.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 19.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 14.7% higher top tax rate
Italy has a top tax rate of 48.8% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 39.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 3.2 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.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 28.6% more likely to have internet access
In Italy, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 25.6% less on education
Italy spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 23.0% more on healthcare
Italy spends 8.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.9 times more coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
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