Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in Arkansas instead of Japan, you would:
Health
live 11.0 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Arkansas, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 62.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Arkansas, that number is 4.2% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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