Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Latvia, you would:
Health
live 8.9 years longer
In Latvia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (71 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
be 81.8% less likely to be obese
In Latvia, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 38.5% more money
Latvia has a GDP per capita of $29,900 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 61.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Latvia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 29.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Latvia, 22.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 2.4 times higher top tax rate
Latvia has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 73.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Latvia, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 60.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Latvia, approximately 4.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 20.4% fewer children
In Latvia, there are approximately 8.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 23.8% less on education
Latvia spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 62.1% more on healthcare
Latvia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 59.7 times more coastline
Latvia has a total of 498 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: State Revenue Service, Latvia, The World Factbook, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
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