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Japan

East Asia & PacificHigh incomeCapital: Tokyo252,033 observations
Population
123.37M
world rank #12 / 217
GDP
4.44T
world rank #4 / 186
GDP / capita
48,283.4
world rank #35 / 185
Life expectancy
84
world rank #10 / 217

Governance

570 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile75.3#24Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile91.9#2Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile85.3#25Rule of Law0-100 percentile83#15
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,416 indicators
GDPcurrent US$4.44T#4GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $48,283.4#35GDP growth%1.2%#153Inflation%3.2%#85
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

127 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$738.34B#6Merchandise importscurrent US$755.55B#8Exports of goods & services% GDP22%#130Imports of goods & services% GDP22.9%#148
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,411 indicators
Life expectancyyears84#10Infant mortalityper 1k births1.8#3Maternal mortalityper 100k3#3Health spending% GDP10.7%#20
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,583 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross101.5%#49Education spending% GDP3.3%#117Primary enrollment% gross101.1%#75Tertiary enrollment% gross64.5%#49
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

410 indicators
Populationpeople123.37M#12Population growth%-0.49%#197Urban population%92.3%#15Fertility ratebirths/woman1.2#186
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

289 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%8.8%#134Forest area% land68.4%#19Electric power consumptionkWh per capita7,530.1#12
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

291 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.3,005.9#18Electricity from coal% of output30.1%#27
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

362 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area29.7%#34Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources18.5%#115Capture fisheries productiontonnes2.85M#8
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

312 indicators
Agricultural land% land area12.6%#171Cereal yieldkg per hectare6,245.1#24Aquaculture productiontonnes802,044.8#15Food production index2014-16 = 100100.3#141
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

148 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people178.4#9Secure internet serversper 1M people32,928.8#36Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people47.7#7
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

428 indicators
Gini indexindex32.3#24Extreme poverty% pop1.2%#11Internet users% pop85.5%#75Homicide rateper 100k0.23#3
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

361 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-102.1#10Hazard & exposure0-105.8#51Vulnerability0-101.5#7
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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