Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Spain instead of Japan, you would:
Health
have 62.1% more doctors per person
Japan has 26.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Spain has 42.9 as of 2022.
be 50.0% less likely to die by suicide
Japan has a suicide rate of 17.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Spain, it is 8.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.6 times more likely to be obese
In Japan, 5.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Spain, that number is 15.3% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Japan, 2.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Spain, that number is 10.4% as of 2025.
Life
have 14.0% more children
In Japan, there are approximately 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Spain, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 44.4% 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 Spain, on the other hand, 2.6 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.9% more likely to have internet access
In Japan, approximately 85.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Spain, about 95.8% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 14.2% less on healthcare
Japan spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 9.2% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 37.4% more on education
Japan spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Spain spends 4.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 83.3% less coastline
Japan has a total of 29,751 km of coastline. In Spain, that number is 4,964 km.
Safety
be 3.0 times more likely to be murdered
Japan has a homicide rate of 0.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Spain, that number is 0.7 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 29.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Japan, road accidents kill 2.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Spain, they kill 3.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 18.0% more strain on fresh water
Japan withdraws 37% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Spain withdraws 43% as of 2022.
use 31.0% less electricity
Japan uses 7,530 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Spain uses 5,196 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 16.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Japan, air pollution causes 12.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Spain, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 42.5% less CO2
Japan emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Spain emits 4.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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