Quality of life comparison

live 3.2 years less

In Japan, the average life expectancy is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.

be 4.6 times more likely to be obese

In Japan, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Denmark, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

make 44.0% more money

Japan has a GDP per capita of $41,600 as of 2022, while in Denmark, the GDP per capita is $59,900 as of 2022.

be 23.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Japan, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Denmark, however, that number is 12.4% as of 2021.

be 70.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Japan, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Denmark, that number is 4.4% as of 2022.

have 63.8% more children

In Japan, there are approximately 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Denmark, there are 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 25.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Japan, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Denmark, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 60.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Japan, approximately 1.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Denmark, on the other hand, 3.0 children do as of 2022.

be 19.3% more likely to have internet access

In Japan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Denmark, about 99.0% do as of 2021.

spend 88.2% more on education

Japan spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Denmark spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 75.4% less coastline

Japan has a total of 29,751 km of coastline. In Denmark, that number is 7,314 km.