Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
live 16.9 years longer
In Nauru, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 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 93.0% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 61.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.1 times more money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2019, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 89.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Nauru, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 75.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.8 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 67.1% fewer children
In Nauru, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 57.9% more likely to have internet access
In Nauru, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 991.7 times more coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Japan: At a glance
How big is Japan compared to Nauru? See an in-depth size comparison.