IndicatorJPNJapanEast Asia & Pacific
Governance
Civil liberties index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.93rank #15Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Control of Corruption0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)77.4rank #22Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.73rank #17Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.76rank #11Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.85rank #37Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Government Effectiveness0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)94.1rank #2Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Human rights index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.93rank #15Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Military spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)1.4%rank #87Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.53rank #30Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)87.7rank #18Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Regulatory Quality0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)76.5rank #20Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of Law0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)84rank #17Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of law index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.96rank #17Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem electoral democracy0-1Our World in Data0.82rank #18Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem liberal democracy0-1Our World in Data0.73rank #23Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Voice & Accountability0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)78rank #30Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women in parliament% seatsWorld Bank (WDI)15.7%rank #132Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.84rank #39Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Economy
Agricultural employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)2.8%rank #144Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.96%rank #166Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Annual working hours per workerhoursOur World in Data1,653.9rank #96Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Capital stock per worker2017 US$ per workerPenn World Table341,313.8rank #39Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Current account balance% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)4.9%rank #24Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Employment-to-population ratio%ILOSTAT62.1%rank #56Data 2026 · Status unspecified
FDI net inflows% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)1%rank #132Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDPcurrent US$World Bank (WDI)4.44Trank #4Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP growth%World Bank (WDI)1.2%rank #153Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita (nominal)current US$World Bank (WDI)35,951rank #33Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $World Bank (WDI)48,283.4rank #35Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GNI per capita (PPP)2021 intl $UNDP (HDRO)47,774.6rank #33Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Government expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)20.1%rank #83Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Gross capital formation% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)27.7%rank #39Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Gross savings% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)32.1%rank #27Data 2024 · Status unspecified
High-technology exports% manuf. exportsWorld Bank (WDI)17.6%rank #37Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Human capital indexindexPenn World Table3.6rank #17Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Industry value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)26.8%rank #68Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Inflation%World Bank (WDI)3.2%rank #86Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Labour force participation rate%ILOSTAT63.6%rank #79Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Personal remittances received% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.11%rank #118Data 2025 · Status unspecified
R&D expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)3.4%rank #6Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Researchers in R&Dper millionWorld Bank (WDI)5,608.6rank #16Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Tax revenue% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)11.1%rank #65Data 1993 · Status unspecified
Total factor productivity (current PPPs, USA=1)index (USA=1)Penn World Table0.66rank #58Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Trade openness% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)44.9%rank #139Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Unemployment% labor forceWorld Bank (WDI)2.5%rank #24Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)%ILOSTAT2.4%rank #21Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)7.5%rank #23Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment% ages 15-24World Bank (WDI)3.9%rank #19Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)% ages 15-24ILOSTAT3.8%rank #14Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Trade
Exports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)22%rank #130Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Imports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)22.9%rank #148Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Merchandise exportscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)738.34Brank #6Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Merchandise importscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)755.55Brank #8Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Health
Basic drinking water access% popWorld Bank (WDI)99.2%rank #47Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Basic sanitation access% popWorld Bank (WDI)99.9%rank #5Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Child mortalityper 100Our World in Data0.24rank #5Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Daily caloric supply per capitakcalOur World in Data2,670.1rank #136Data 2022 · Status unspecified
DTP3 immunization coverage%UNICEF99%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Health spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)10.7%rank #20Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Infant mortalityper 1k birthsWorld Bank (WDI)1.8rank #3Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life expectancyyearsWorld Bank (WDI)84rank #10Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Maternal mortalityper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)3rank #3Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Measles immunization% childrenWorld Bank (WDI)95%rank #5Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Measles (MCV1) immunization coverage%UNICEF95%rank #5Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Overweight prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF1.4%rank #2Data 2010 · Status unspecified
Physiciansper 1kWorld Bank (WDI)2.6rank #58Data 2022 · Status unspecified
PM2.5 air pollution exposureug/m3World Bank (WDI)11.5rank #57Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Road traffic deathsper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)3.6rank #10Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Smoking prevalence% adultsWorld Bank (WDI)17.5%rank #56Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Stunting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF7.1%rank #7Data 2010 · Status unspecified
Suicide mortality rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)17.4rank #162Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Tuberculosis incidenceper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)9.8rank #44Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Under-5 mortality rateper 1k birthsUNICEF2.4rank #9Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Undernourishment% popWorld Bank (WDI)2.5%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Wasting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF2.4%rank #6Data 2010 · Status unspecified
Education
Education spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)3.3%rank #117Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Expected years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)15.5rank #55Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Mean years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)12.7rank #28Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Primary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)101.1%rank #75Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Secondary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)101.5%rank #49Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Tertiary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)64.5%rank #49Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Demography
Crude birth rateper 1,000World Bank (WDI)5.7rank #194Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Fertility ratebirths/womanWorld Bank (WDI)1.2rank #186Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Median age of populationyearsUN WPP49rank #2Data 2023 · Estimate
Net migration rateper 1,000UN WPP1.4rank #71Data 2023 · Estimate
PopulationpeopleWorld Bank (WDI)123.37Mrank #12Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Population growth%World Bank (WDI)-0.49%rank #197Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)yearsUN WPP88.4rank #4Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Projected population in 2050 (medium)thousandsUN WPP105,123.2rank #17Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Total age dependency ratioper 100 working-ageUN WPP70.1rank #45Data 2023 · Estimate
Urban population%World Bank (WDI)92.3%rank #15Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Climate
CO₂ emissionstOur World in Data961.87Mrank #5Data 2024 · Status unspecified
CO₂ per capitatOur World in Data7.8rank #34Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access% popWorld Bank (WDI)100%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% generationEmber32.1%rank #44Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Electricity from hydro% generationEmber7.2%rank #54Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Electricity from solar% generationEmber9.8%rank #33Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Electricity from wind% generationEmber1.3%rank #64Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Electric power consumptionkWh per capitaWorld Bank (WDI)7,531.2rank #12Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Forest area% landWorld Bank (WDI)68.3%rank #20Data 2024 · Status unspecified
GHG emissions per capitatCO2e per capitaClimate Watch8.3rank #144Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Power-sector CO2 intensitygCO2/kWhEmber477.4rank #58Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Renewable electricity%Our World in Data23.6%rank #61Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Renewable energy share%World Bank (WDI)8.8%rank #134Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Total GHG emissions incl. LULUCFMtCO2eClimate Watch1,035.8rank #183Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Energy
Electricity access, rural% rural popWorld Bank (WDI)100%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access, urban% urban popWorld Bank (WDI)100%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% of outputWorld Bank (WDI)28.6%rank #27Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Energy use per capitakg oil eq.World Bank (WDI)3,004.2rank #34Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Environment
Capture fisheries productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)2.85Mrank #8Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Freshwater withdrawals% internal resourcesWorld Bank (WDI)18.5%rank #115Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Terrestrial protected areas% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)29.7%rank #34Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture
Agricultural land% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)12.6%rank #170Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Aquaculture productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)802,044.8rank #15Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Cereal yieldkg per hectareWorld Bank (WDI)6,247.7rank #25Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Food production index2014-16 = 100World Bank (WDI)98.2rank #141Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Technology
Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)47.7rank #7Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)178.4rank #9Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Secure internet serversper 1M peopleWorld Bank (WDI)32,928.8rank #36Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Society
Asylum seekerspeopleUNHCR91rank #27Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Extreme poverty% popWorld Bank (WDI)1.2%rank #11Data 2020 · Status unspecified
Female labor participation%World Bank (WDI)55.9%rank #75Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 100World Bank (WDI)38.6rank #21Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gender Development IndexratioUNDP (HDRO)0.97rank #50Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gender Inequality Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.06rank #20Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gini indexindexWorld Bank (WDI)32.3rank #24Data 2020 · Status unspecified
Homicide rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)0.23rank #3Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Human Development Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.93rank #17Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Inequality-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.85rank #16Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Internet users% popWorld Bank (WDI)85.5%rank #75Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life satisfaction0-10Our World in Data6.1rank #59Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.79rank #12Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Poverty gap at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0rank #103Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.01rank #63Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $3.65/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.01rank #69Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $6.85/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.02rank #54Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Refugees hosted (by country of asylum)peopleUNHCR42,450rank #66Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Refugees originating (by country of origin)peopleUNHCR56rank #18Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth NEET rate%ILOSTAT3.1%rank #1Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Risk
Deaths in armed conflictsdeathsOur World in Data0rank #1Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)5.9rank #48Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Human hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)1.4rank #15Data 2026 · Status unspecified
INFORM risk score0-10EC JRC (INFORM)2rank #10Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)0.9rank #2Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of infrastructure coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)0.6rank #3Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of institutional coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)1.1rank #2Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Natural hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)8.3rank #62Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Socio-economic vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)0.3rank #4Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)1.5rank #7Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable groups0-10EC JRC (INFORM)2.5rank #18Data 2026 · Status unspecified