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[Leisure] Time spent for leisure (men and women, minutes per day per person)
[Leisure] Time spent for leisure (men, minutes per day per person)
[Leisure] Time spent for leisure (women, minutes per day per person)
[Leisure] % of those who enjoy being outside in nature much
[Leisure] % of those who engage in leisure activities in nature more than once a month
[Leisure] % of those who take part in activities of groups or associations for leisure, sports or culture once a week or more
[Leisure] % of those who never take part in activities of groups or associations for leisure, sports or culture
[Leisure] % of those who prefer to spend leisure time alone
[Leisure] % of those who go out shopping in their free time several times a week or more
[Leisure] % of those who do handicrafts such as needle work, wood work, etc. in their free time several times a month or more
[Leisure] % of those who would like to have more time doing leisure activities
[Leisure] % of those who would like to have less time doing leisure activities
[Leisure] % of those who often use their free time to relax and recover
[Leisure] % of those who often use their free time to try to learn or develop skills
[Leisure] % of those who say that they are involved in free time activities to often enable them to be the kind of person they really are
[Leisure] % of those who say that they are involved in free time activities to often enable them to strengthen their relationships with other people
[Leisure] % of those who often feel bored in their free time
[Leisure] % of those who often feel rushed in their free time
[Leisure] % of those who often find themselves thinking about work
[Leisure] % of those who think that lack of facilities nearby prevents them from doing the free time activities
[Leisure] % of those who think that lack of money prevents them from doing the free time activities
[Leisure] % of those who think that personal health, age or disability prevents them from doing the free time activities
[Leisure] % of those who think that need to take care of someone (elderly, children, ...) prevents them from doing the free time activities
[Leisure] % of those who think that lack of time prevents them from doing the free time activities
[Game] % of those who play cards or board games in their free time several times a month or more
[Game] % of those who play card games most frequently among non-sport games
[Game] % of those who play computer games most frequently among non-sport games
[Game] % of those who play gambling most frequently among non-sport games
[Game] % of those who play word or number games most frequently among non-sport games
[Game] % of those who play mah-jongg most frequently among non-sport games
[Game] % of those who play jigsaw puzzles most frequently among non-sport games
[Game] % of Grade 4 students who play computer games for less than 1 hour per day
[Game] % of Grade 4 students who play computer games for more than 2 hours per day
[Tourism] Travel & Tourism Development Index (world ranking)
[Tourism] Number of foreign visitors to Japan
[Tourism] Number of foreign visitors to Japan (per 10,000 population)
[Tourism] International tourism, receipts (% of total exports)
[Tourism] International tourism, number of arrivals (ten thousands)
[Tourism] International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports)
[Tourism] International tourism, number of departures (ten thousands)
[Tourism] % of those who never stayed away from home in the last year
[Tourism] % of those who stayed away from home for more than 10 days
[Culture] Number of world heritage properties
[Culture] % of those who attend cultural events such as concerts, live, theatre and exhibitions in their free time several times a month or more
[Culture] % of those who would like to see more government spending in culture and the arts
[Culture] % of those who participate in the activities of a cultural association/ group at least once a month
[Culture] % of those who think they have few artistic interests
[Books] % of those who read books in their free time daily
[Books] % of those who get much enjoyment from reading books
[Books] % of Grade 4 students who read a book for enjoyment for less than 1 hours per day
[Books] % of Grade 4 students who read a book for enjoyment for more than 2 hours per day
[Books] % of Grade 8 students who read a book for enjoyment for less than 1 hours per day
[Books] % of Grade 8 students who read a book for enjoyment for more than 2 hours per day
[Books] % of those who are proud of their country in its achievements in the arts and literature
[TV and radio] Time spent for TV or radio at home (men and women, minutes per day per person)
[TV and radio] Time spent for TV or radio at home (men, minutes per day per person)
[TV and radio] Time spent for TV or radio at home (women, minutes per day per person)
[Music and Movie] % of those who listen to music in their free time daily
[Music and Movie] % of those who go to the movies in their free time several times a month or more
[Music and Movie] % of those who agree that increased exposure to foreign films, music, and books is damaging our national and local cultures
[Sports] Time spent for sports (men and women, minutes per day per person)
[Sports] Time spent for sports (men, minutes per day per person)
[Sports] Time spent for sports (women, minutes per day per person)
[Sports] % of those who take part in physical activities such as sports, going to the gym and going for a walk in their free time several times a week or more
[Sports] % of those who never take part in physical activities such as sports, going to the gym and going for a walk in their free time
[Sports] % of those who get much enjoyment from taking part in physical activities such as sports, going to the gym, going for a walk
[Sports] % of those who strongly agree that taking part in sports develops children's character
[Sports] % of those who participate in the activities of a sports association/ group at least once a month
[Sports] % of those who belong to a sports, leisure or cultural group
[Sports] % of Grade 4 students who play sports for less than 1 hour per day
[Sports] % of Grade 4 students who play sports for more than 2 hours per day
[Sports] % of Grade 8 students who play sports for less than 1 hour per day
[Sports] % of Grade 8 students who play sports for more than 2 hours per day
[Sports] % of those who take part in walking (e.g. walking, nordic, trekking, climbing) most frequently among sports or physical activities
[Sports] % of those who take part in golf or minigolf most frequently among sports or physical activities
[Sports] % of those who take part in fitness (aerobics, exercise, machine-training, work-out) most frequently among sports or physical activities
[Sports] % of those who take part in baseball or softball most frequently among sports or physical activities
[Sports] % of those who take part in jogging most frequently among sports or physical activities
[Sports] % of those who take part in tennis most frequently among sports or physical activities
[Sports] % of those who take part in marine sports most frequently among sports or physical activities
[Sports] % of those who take part in volleyball most frequently among sports or physical activities
[Sports] % of those who take part in football or soccer most frequently among sports or physical activities
[Sports] % of those who attend sporting events as a spectator in their free time several times a month or more
[Sports] % of those who watch baseball most frequently on TV among sports
[Sports] % of those who watch football or soccer most frequently on TV among sports
[Sports] % of those who watch volleyball most frequently on TV among sports
[Sports] % of those who watch martial arts (boxing, wrestling, judo, etc.) most frequently on TV among sports
[Sports] % of those who watch golf or minigolf most frequently on TV among sports
[Sports] % of those who watch ice-skating most frequently on TV among sports
[Sports] % of those who watch athletics (running, long-/high-jumping, etc.) or marathon most frequently on TV among sports
[Sports] % of those who strongly agree that there is too much sport on TV
[Sports] % of those who strongly agree that sports bring different groups and races inside the country closer
[Sports] % of those who strongly agree that international sports competitions create more tension between countries than good feelings
[Sports] % of those who are proud of their country in its achievements in sports
[Sports] % of those who are proud of their country by sports
[Sports] % of those who think that physical or mental health is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games
[Sports] % of those who think that meeting other people is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games
[Sports] % of those who think that competing against others is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games
[Sports] % of those who think that looking good is a very important reason for taking part in sports or games
Period:
2019
Area:
World
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Major advanced countries
\n
Nordic and major advanced countries
\n
OECD members
\n
EU27
\n
EU+Japan
\n
Europe
\n
ASIA
\n
TPP
\n
Latin America
\n
Africa
\n
149 countries/ areas
Highlight:
(No highlight)
Japan
Nordic and Japan
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Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Chile
Colombia
Comoros
Costa Rica
Cote dIvoire
Croatia
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Republic of Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Luxembourg
Macao, China
North Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palestinian Territory
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkiye
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Viet Nam
Zambia
Zimbabwe
1
Albania
26.7%
2
Kuwait
26.6%
3
Lebanon
20.9%
4
Armenia
20.3%
5
Qatar
18.8%
6
Aruba
17.8%
7
Guinea-Bissau
17.7%
8
Curacao
17.6%
9
Nigeria
16.3%
10
Bermuda
15.4%
11
Iraq
15.1%
12
Comoros
15.0%
12
Tuvalu
15.0%
14
Argentina
14.8%
15
Lesotho
14.5%
16
Australia
14.0%
17
Laos
13.7%
18
Tonga
13.4%
19
Norway
12.6%
20
Ukraine
11.7%
21
Macao, China
11.6%
22
Russian Federation
11.5%
23
Mongolia
11.2%
24
Cayman Islands
10.9%
25
Cameroon
10.8%
26
Haiti
10.7%
26
Uruguay
10.7%
28
Bahamas
10.6%
28
Timor-Leste
10.6%
30
Maldives
10.5%
30
Oman
10.5%
32
Azerbaijan
10.4%
32
Uzbekistan
10.4%
34
Rwanda
10.2%
35
Antigua and Barbuda
10.1%
35
Georgia
10.1%
37
Palestinian Territory
10.0%
37
St. Kitts and Nevis
10.0%
39
Philippines
9.9%
39
Sri Lanka
9.9%
41
Guinea
9.7%
42
Israel
9.6%
43
St. Lucia
9.5%
44
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
9.4%
45
Bolivia
9.3%
46
Andorra
9.2%
46
Kyrgyzstan
9.2%
48
Mauritius
8.9%
49
Colombia
8.6%
50
Cape Verde
8.3%
50
Estonia
8.3%
50
Solomon Islands
8.3%
53
Cyprus
8.2%
54
Brazil
7.9%
55
Dominica
7.5%
55
Saudi Arabia
7.5%
57
Moldova
7.2%
58
Indonesia
7.1%
58
Jordan
7.1%
60
Peru
7.0%
60
Tanzania
7.0%
62
Madagascar
6.8%
63
Italy
6.7%
64
Grenada
6.6%
64
Portugal
6.6%
66
Costa Rica
6.5%
66
France
6.5%
66
Malaysia
6.5%
66
Romania
6.5%
66
Vanuatu
6.5%
71
Ecuador
6.4%
71
Finland
6.4%
71
Serbia
6.4%
71
Zambia
6.4%
75
Germany
6.3%
76
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
6.2%
77
Jamaica
6.1%
77
Uganda
6.1%
79
Austria
6.0%
79
Malawi
6.0%
79
United States
6.0%
82
Panama
5.9%
83
Republic of Korea
5.8%
84
Croatia
5.7%
84
Morocco
5.7%
86
Kazakhstan
5.6%
86
South Africa
5.6%
88
Cote dIvoire
5.5%
88
Honduras
5.5%
88
Thailand
5.5%
91
Bhutan
5.4%
91
Fiji
5.4%
91
Seychelles
5.4%
94
Bulgaria
5.2%
94
Guatemala
5.2%
94
Nepal
5.2%
94
Pakistan
5.2%
98
Ghana
5.1%
98
Greece
5.1%
98
Switzerland
5.1%
101
Nicaragua
5.0%
102
Belgium
4.8%
102
Zimbabwe
4.8%
104
Egypt
4.7%
105
Cambodia
4.6%
105
India
4.6%
105
Sierra Leone
4.6%
108
Dominican Republic
4.3%
108
Niger
4.3%
108
Slovenia
4.3%
111
Paraguay
4.2%
112
El Salvador
4.0%
113
Suriname
3.9%
114
Belize
3.8%
114
Botswana
3.8%
114
Chile
3.8%
114
Tunisia
3.8%
118
Burkina Faso
3.7%
119
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3.5%
119
Czech Republic
3.5%
121
Ethiopia
3.4%
121
Netherlands
3.4%
121
Poland
3.4%
124
Angola
3.2%
124
Japan
3.2%
126
North Macedonia
3.1%
127
Benin
3.0%
128
Belarus
2.9%
128
Slovakia
2.9%
130
Luxembourg
2.8%
131
Togo
2.7%
132
Hungary
2.6%
133
Mexico
2.5%
133
Viet Nam
2.5%
135
Turkiye
2.4%
136
Afghanistan
2.3%
137
Bangladesh
2.2%
138
Montenegro
2.0%
138
Namibia
2.0%
140
Ireland
1.8%
141
Eswatini
1.7%
141
Trinidad and Tobago
1.7%
143
Gambia
1.6%
144
Mauritania
1.5%
145
Algeria
1.2%
145
Myanmar (Burma)
1.2%
147
Samoa
1.1%
148
Mozambique
1.0%
149
Tajikistan
0.8%
No data for 89 countries.
American Samoa/ Anguilla/ Bahrain/ Barbados/ British Virgin Islands/ Brunei Darussalam/ Burundi/ Canada/ Central African Republic/ Chad/ Channel Islands/ China/ Democratic Republic of Congo/ Republic of Congo/ Cook Islands/ Cuba/ Denmark/ Djibouti/ Equatorial Guinea/ Eritrea/ Faeroe Islands/ Falkland Islands (Malvinas)/ French Guiana/ French Polynesia/ Gabon/ Gibraltar/ Greenland/ Guadeloupe/ Guam/ Guernsey/ Guyana/ Holy See (Vatican City)/ Hong Kong, China/ Iceland/ Iran/ Jersey/ Kenya/ Kiribati/ North Korea/ Kosovo/ Latvia/ Liberia/ Libya/ Liechtenstein/ Lithuania/ Mali/ Malta/ Man, Isle of/ Marshall Islands/ Martinique/ Mayotte/ Micronesia, Federated States of/ Monaco/ Montserrat/ Nauru/ Netherlands Antilles/ New Caledonia/ New Zealand/ Niue/ Northern Mariana Islands/ Palau/ Papua New Guinea/ Pitcairn/ Puerto Rico/ Reunion/ St. Helena/ St. Martin (French part)/ St. Pierre et Miquelon/ San Marino/ Sao Tome and Principe/ Senegal/ Singapore/ Somalia/ South Sudan/ Spain/ Sudan/ Sweden/ Syrian Arab Republic/ Taiwan/ Tokelau/ Turkmenistan/ Turks and Caicos Islands/ United Arab Emirates/ United Kingdom/ Venezuela/ Virgin Islands/ Wallis and Futuna Islands/ Western Sahara/ Yemen
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data
114
Regression equation
Y = 0.680177 X +
5.409
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.028
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.001
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data
142
Regression equation
Y = 28889.303613 X +
14569.556
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.058
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.003
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data
146
Regression equation
Y = 9.799651 X +
71.559
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.066
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.004
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data
147
Regression equation
Y = -2.435151 X +
2.591
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.106
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.011
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data
138
Regression equation
Y = -7.905974 X +
10.443
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.042
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.002