If you lived in Michigan instead of Japan, you would:

Health

live 8.8 years less

In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Michigan, that number is 76 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020.

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Economy

make 19.9% more money

Japan has a GDP per capita of $46,300 as of 2023, while in Michigan, the GDP per capita is $55,508 as of 2024.

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be 86.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Japan, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Michigan, that number is 4.8% as of 2025.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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