Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in South Carolina instead of Japan, you would:

Health

live 10.0 years less

In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In South Carolina, that number is 75 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020.

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Economy

be 89.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Japan, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In South Carolina, that number is 4.9% 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.

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