Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Netherlands, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Netherlands, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 78.9% less likely to be obese
In Netherlands, 20.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 30.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Netherlands, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
make 23.6% less money
Netherlands has a GDP per capita of $54,200 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 18.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Netherlands, 13.6% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
Life
be 44.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Netherlands, approximately 3.4 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 36.8% fewer children
In Netherlands, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 40.7% less on education
Netherlands spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 66.0 times more coastline
Netherlands has a total of 451 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 Netherlands? See an in-depth size comparison.