Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 14.7 years longer
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 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 32.8% less likely to be obese
In Philippines, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.2 times more money
Philippines has a GDP per capita of $8,000 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 53.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
pay a 74.8% higher top tax rate
Philippines has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 95.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Philippines, approximately 121.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 91.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 22.2 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 68.8% fewer children
In Philippines, there are approximately 22.3 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 80.0% more likely to have internet access
In Philippines, approximately 50.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Philippines spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 18.0% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Internal Revenue, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
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