Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Japan, you would:
Health
have 64.3% more doctors per person
Japan has 26.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Czech Republic has 43.5 as of 2022.
be 23.5% less likely to die by suicide
Japan has a suicide rate of 17.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Czech Republic, it is 13.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 4.1 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024. In Czech Republic, that number is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
be 4.5 times more likely to be obese
In Japan, 5.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Czech Republic, that number is 26.3% of people as of 2024.
see 12.9% less spent on your healthcare
Japan spends $5,365 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Czech Republic spends $4,674 as of 2024.
Economy
be 15.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Czech Republic, that number is 2.8% as of 2025.
Life
have 35.1% more children
In Japan, there are approximately 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Czech Republic, there are 7.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 16.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Japan, approximately 1.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Czech Republic, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.8% less on healthcare
Japan spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Czech Republic, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2024.
spend 28.7% more on education
Japan spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Czech Republic spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Safety
be 3.3 times more likely to be murdered
Japan has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Czech Republic, that number is 0.8 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 92.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Japan, road accidents kill 2.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Czech Republic, they kill 5.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 40.0% less strain on fresh water
Japan withdraws 37% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Czech Republic withdraws 22% as of 2022.
use 22.0% less electricity
Japan uses 7,530 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Czech Republic uses 5,877 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 2.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Japan, air pollution causes 12.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Czech Republic, it causes 33.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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