Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Vietnam, you would:
Health
live 9.3 years longer
In Vietnam, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 78 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 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Vietnam, 2.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.0 times more money
Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 24.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Vietnam, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Vietnam, 6.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 59.9% higher top tax rate
Vietnam has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 88.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Vietnam, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 87.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Vietnam, approximately 14.8 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 55.7% fewer children
In Vietnam, there are approximately 15.7 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 28.6% more likely to have internet access
In Vietnam, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 22.0% less on education
Vietnam spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 2.0 times more on healthcare
Vietnam spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 8.6 times more coastline
Vietnam has a total of 3,444 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Department Of Taxation - Ministry Of Finance, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
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