Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Portugal, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 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 79.3% less likely to be obese
In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 28.6% more money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 64.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
Life
be 37.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 24.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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 14.2% fewer children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 15.4% more likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.9% less on education
Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 12.6% more on healthcare
Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 16.6 times more coastline
Portugal has a total of 1,793 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 Portugal? See an in-depth size comparison.