Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iowa instead of Japan, you would:
Health
live 7.3 years less
In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Iowa, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 37.7% more money
Japan has a GDP per capita of $46,300 as of 2023, while in Iowa, the GDP per capita is $63,747 as of 2024.
be 27.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Iowa, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
