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Japan flag Japan Asia
United States flag United States North America
Key Statistics
Population
people
124.0M
12th
340.1M
3rd
GDP
gross domestic product, US$
$4.0T
4th
$28.8T
1st
GDP per Capita
US$ per person
$32,487
51st
$84,534
12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
international $
$55,490
39th
$85,980
10th
GDP Growth
annual %
0.1% 190th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
km²
377,969 km²
63rd
9,831,510 km²
3rd
Population Density
people per km²
328.0 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate
births per woman
1.2 201st
1.6 135th
Urban Population
% of population
92.2% 26th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
% of population
29.8% 2nd
17.9% 45th
Health
Life Expectancy
years at birth
84.0 yrs
7th
78.4 yrs
63rd
Infant Mortality
per 1,000 live births
1.8 5th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality
per 100,000 live births
3.0 9th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
US$
$3,638
24th
$13,473
1st
Health Spending
% of GDP
10.7% 20th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians
per 1,000 people
2.65
73rd
3.68
39th
Hospital Beds
per 1,000 people
12.59
5th
2.68
82nd
Population Pyramidsby age & sex, 2024
Population pyramid of Japan
Japan
Population pyramid of United States
United States
Economy & Environment
Unemployment Rate
% of labour force
2.5% 24th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions
tons per 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
Literacy Rate
% of adults
N/A
N/A
Education Spending
% of GDP
3.3% 134th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
0 = perfect equality
32.3 51st
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate
at $2.15/day
1.2% 67th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate
per 100,000 people
0.2 6th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
% of seats
15.7% 147th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
% of female population
55.6% 79th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending
% of GDP
1.4% 98th
3.4% 24th
Technology & Infrastructure
Internet Users
% of population
87.0%
80th
93.1%
42nd
Mobile Subscriptions
per 100 people
178.4 12th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
% of population
100.0%
58th
100.0%
124th
Access to Water
% of population
99.2%
78th
100.0%
44th
Access to Sanitation
% of population
99.9%
20th
99.6%
34th
Renewable Energy
% of consumption
8.8% 153rd
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area
% of land area
68.4% 19th
33.9% 96th
Ochre marks the leading country for each measure.
GDP Compositionagriculture · industry · services
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Trade Balanceexports vs imports, % of GDP
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Population Over Time1960 – 2024
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United States
GDP Over Time1960 – 2024, US$
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Life Expectancy Over Time1960 – 2024
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