Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Wallis and Futuna, you would:
Health
live 4.2 years longer
In Wallis and Futuna, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 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.
Economy
make 10.9 times more money
Wallis and Futuna has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2004, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 73.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Wallis and Futuna, 8.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 54.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 43.4% fewer children
In Wallis and Futuna, there are approximately 12.3 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 10.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Wallis and Futuna, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 230.6 times more coastline
Wallis and Futuna has a total of 129 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 Wallis and Futuna? See an in-depth size comparison.