Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Japan
United States
Population
124.0M 12th
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$4.0T 4th
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$32,487 51st
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$55,490 39th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
0.1% 190th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
377,969 km² 63rd
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
328.0 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
1.2 201st
1.6 135th
Urban Population
92.2% 26th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
29.8% 2nd
17.9% 45th

Health

Japan
United States
Life Expectancy
84.0 yrs 7th
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
1.8 5th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
3.0 9th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$3,638 24th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
10.7% 20th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
2.65 73rd
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
12.59 5th
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Japan
United States
Unemployment Rate
2.5% 24th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
9.13 143rd
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
0.9%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
28.6%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
69.8%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
22.8%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
23.6%
14.3%

Education & Society

Japan
United States
Literacy Rate
N/A
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
3.3% 134th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
32.3 51st
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
1.2% 67th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
0.2 6th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
15.7% 147th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
55.6% 79th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
1.4% 98th
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Japan
United States
Internet Users
87.0% 80th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
178.4 12th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
100.0% 58th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
99.2% 78th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
99.9% 20th
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
8.8% 153rd
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
68.4% 19th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Japan

Population pyramid of Japan

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Japan

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Japan

United States

Population Over Time

Japan

United States

GDP Over Time

Japan

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Japan

United States

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