Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 29.1 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 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 48.2% less likely to be obese
In Somalia, 8.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 51.8 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $800 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
Life
be 99.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Somalia, approximately 829.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 97.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 86.5 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 81.7% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 38.0 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 5.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 18% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Japan, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 45.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 2.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Somalia, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Japan, 99% of people do as of 2020.
Geography
see 9.8 times more coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 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 Somalia? See an in-depth size comparison.