Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Sweden, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years longer
In Sweden, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 79.1% less likely to be obese
In Sweden, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 65.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Sweden, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
make 18.3% less money
Sweden has a GDP per capita of $50,700 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
Life
be 17.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Sweden, approximately 2.3 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.
be 25.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Sweden, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
have 35.8% fewer children
In Sweden, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 57.9% less on education
Sweden spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 9.2 times more coastline
Sweden has a total of 3,218 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 Sweden? See an in-depth size comparison.