Quality of life comparison
If you lived in California instead of Japan, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In California, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 81.5% more money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $46,300 as of 2023, while in California, the GDP per capita is $84,028 as of 2024.
be 97.7% more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In California, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 11.6% more likely to have internet access
In Japan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In California, about 92.6% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
