Countries / East Asia & Pacific

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

world rank #10 / 217

Governance

570 indicators

Control of Corruption0-100 percentile75.3#24 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile91.9#2 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile85.3#25 Rule of Law0-100 percentile83#15

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Economy

1,418 indicators

GDPcurrent US$4.44T#4 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $48,283.4#35 GDP growth%1.2%#153 Inflation%3.2%#85

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Trade

125 indicators

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Health

1,411 indicators

Life expectancyyears84#10 Infant mortalityper 1k births1.8#3 Maternal mortalityper 100k3#3 Health spending% GDP10.7%#20

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Education

2,583 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross101.5%#49 Education spending% GDP3.3%#117 Primary enrollment% gross101.1%#75 Tertiary enrollment% gross64.5%#49

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

410 indicators

Populationpeople123.37M#12 Population growth%-0.49%#197 Urban population%92.3%#15 Fertility ratebirths/woman1.2#186

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Climate

289 indicators

Electricity access% pop100%#1 Renewable energy share%8.8%#134 Forest area% land68.4%#19 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita7,530.1#12

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Energy

291 indicators

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Environment

362 indicators

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Agriculture

312 indicators

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Technology

148 indicators

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Society

428 indicators

Gini indexindex32.3#24 Extreme poverty% pop1.2%#11 Internet users% pop85.5%#75 Homicide rateper 100k0.23#3

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Risk

361 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-102.1#10 Hazard & exposure0-105.8#51 Vulnerability0-101.5#7

Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Other

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