Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Romania, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years longer
In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 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 80.9% less likely to be obese
In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 43.8% more money
Romania has a GDP per capita of $28,800 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 22.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Romania, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 32.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Romania, 23.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 3.5 times higher top tax rate
Romania has a top tax rate of 16.0% 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 Romania, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 67.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Romania, approximately 5.8 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 20.7% fewer children
In Romania, there are approximately 8.8 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 15.4% more likely to have internet access
In Romania, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 87.7% more on healthcare
Romania spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 132.2 times more coastline
Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF), National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
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