Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Japan instead of Slovenia, you would:

Health

live 1.8 years longer

In Slovenia, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 70.2% less likely to be obese

In Slovenia, 19.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 5.9% of people as of 2024.

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have 21.3% fewer doctors per person

Slovenia has 33.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Japan has 26.5 as of 2022.

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Economy

be 22.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Slovenia, 3.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Japan, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.

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Life

have 27.8% fewer children

In Slovenia, there are approximately 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Japan, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 36.7% less on education

Slovenia spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Japan spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

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Geography

see 638.4 times more coastline

Slovenia has a total of 47 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.

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Safety

be 59.6% less likely to be murdered

Slovenia has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Japan, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.

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be 53.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Slovenia, road accidents kill 5.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Japan, they kill 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 12.9% more home broadband

Slovenia has 34.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Japan has 38.6 as of 2023.

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use 16.8% more electricity

Slovenia uses 6,450 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Japan uses 7,530 kWh as of 2024.

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live with 6.6 times more strain on fresh water

Slovenia withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Japan withdraws 37% as of 2022.

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Environment

be 36.8% less likely to die from air pollution

In Slovenia, air pollution causes 19.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Japan, it causes 12.0 as of 2019.

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emit 25.0% more CO2

Slovenia emits 6.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Japan emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Japan is 18.6% cheaper than Slovenia overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Slovenia is about 19 times smaller than Japan.
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Moving from Slovenia to Japan · OECD 2023
74 people moved from Slovenia to Japan.
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Japan: At a glance

Japan is a sovereign country in East/Southeast Asia, with a total land area of approximately 364,485 sq km. In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence. For more than two centuries this policy enabled Japan to enjoy a flowering of its indigenous culture. Japan opened its ports after signing the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854 and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and an ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, elected politicians hold actual decision-making power. Following three decades of unprecedented growth, Japan's economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s, but the country remains a major economic power. In March 2011, Japan's strongest-ever earthquake, and an accompanying tsunami, devastated the northeast part of Honshu island, killing thousands and damaging several nuclear power plants. The catastrophe hobbled the country's economy and its energy infrastructure, and tested its ability to deal with humanitarian disasters.
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