Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of United Kingdom, you would:
Health
live 2.9 years longer
In United Kingdom, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 84.5% less likely to be obese
In United Kingdom, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 25.6% less likely to be unemployed
In United Kingdom, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 13.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In United Kingdom, 18.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 24.3% higher top tax rate
United Kingdom has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 28.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In United Kingdom, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 50.3% less likely to die during infancy
In United Kingdom, approximately 3.8 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 35.6% fewer children
In United Kingdom, 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 38.5% less on education
United Kingdom spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 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 Tax Agency Japan, HM Revenue & Customs.
Japan: At a glance
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