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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
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Nordic and major advanced countries
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OECD members
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EU27
\n
EU+Japan
\n
Europe
\n
ASIA
\n
TPP
\n
Latin America
\n
Africa
\n
136 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
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
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Honduras
Hong Kong, China
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Republic of Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Luxembourg
Macao, China
North Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Seychelles
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkiye
Uganda
Ukraine
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Viet Nam
Zimbabwe
1
Macao, China
90.4%
2
Maldives
84.7%
3
Antigua and Barbuda
83.0%
4
Aruba
82.3%
5
Andorra
81.8%
6
Bahamas
80.4%
7
Vanuatu
79.1%
8
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
77.9%
9
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
64.9%
10
Samoa
61.2%
11
Cape Verde
56.3%
12
Montenegro
52.6%
13
Comoros
51.1%
14
Albania
51.0%
14
Fiji
51.0%
16
Tonga
50.8%
17
Lebanon
47.9%
18
Ethiopia
46.5%
19
Gambia
43.6%
20
Jordan
41.8%
21
Curacao
39.8%
22
Mauritius
38.5%
23
Croatia
38.0%
24
Bermuda
37.4%
25
Georgia
37.2%
26
Seychelles
29.6%
27
Nepal
29.4%
28
Greece
28.3%
29
Rwanda
28.2%
30
Tanzania
27.2%
31
Armenia
26.8%
32
Egypt
26.6%
33
Cambodia
25.2%
34
Panama
24.6%
35
Sri Lanka
24.0%
36
Portugal
23.5%
37
Madagascar
23.3%
38
Cayman Islands
22.9%
39
Kyrgyzstan
22.8%
40
Uganda
22.7%
41
Morocco
22.6%
42
El Salvador
20.7%
43
Thailand
19.9%
44
Costa Rica
18.8%
45
Qatar
17.0%
46
Turkiye
16.9%
47
Cyprus
16.4%
48
Togo
15.9%
49
Bhutan
15.4%
49
Kenya
15.4%
51
Bosnia and Herzegovina
14.9%
52
Moldova
14.4%
52
Tajikistan
14.4%
54
Myanmar (Burma)
14.3%
55
Australia
14.0%
55
Tunisia
14.0%
57
Laos
13.9%
57
Solomon Islands
13.9%
59
Uruguay
13.7%
60
Colombia
13.2%
61
Philippines
12.1%
62
Botswana
11.4%
63
Bulgaria
11.0%
64
Austria
10.5%
65
Estonia
10.1%
66
Uzbekistan
9.9%
67
Namibia
9.8%
68
Bolivia
9.5%
69
Niger
9.4%
69
United States
9.4%
71
Malaysia
9.3%
72
Indonesia
9.2%
73
Guatemala
9.0%
74
Cameroon
8.8%
74
Ecuador
8.8%
76
Peru
8.6%
76
South Africa
8.6%
78
Azerbaijan
8.5%
79
Italy
8.2%
80
France
7.9%
81
Honduras
7.7%
81
Serbia
7.7%
83
Hungary
7.6%
84
Slovenia
7.4%
85
Israel
7.2%
85
Mongolia
7.2%
87
Argentina
7.1%
87
Oman
7.1%
89
Saudi Arabia
6.9%
90
Benin
6.7%
91
Guinea-Bissau
6.5%
92
Ghana
5.8%
92
India
5.8%
92
Mozambique
5.8%
95
Afghanistan
5.6%
95
Finland
5.6%
97
Japan
5.4%
97
Zimbabwe
5.4%
99
Mexico
5.2%
100
Hong Kong, China
5.1%
100
North Macedonia
5.1%
102
Trinidad and Tobago
5.0%
103
Norway
4.8%
104
Poland
4.7%
105
Kazakhstan
4.4%
105
Switzerland
4.4%
107
Czech Republic
4.3%
107
Malawi
4.3%
109
Chile
4.2%
109
Romania
4.2%
109
Viet Nam
4.2%
112
Ukraine
4.1%
113
Cote dIvoire
4.0%
113
Iraq
4.0%
113
Luxembourg
4.0%
116
Burkina Faso
3.9%
116
Republic of Korea
3.9%
118
Russian Federation
3.6%
119
Slovakia
3.5%
120
Germany
3.2%
120
Netherlands
3.2%
120
Pakistan
3.2%
123
Belarus
3.1%
123
Paraguay
3.1%
125
Ireland
2.9%
126
Suriname
2.8%
127
Belgium
2.4%
127
Brazil
2.4%
129
Nigeria
2.1%
130
Kuwait
1.6%
131
Angola
1.1%
132
Bangladesh
0.9%
133
Eswatini
0.7%
134
Mauritania
0.5%
135
Algeria
0.4%
136
Guinea
0.3%
No data for 102 countries.
American Samoa/ Anguilla/ Bahrain/ Barbados/ Belize/ 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/ Dominica/ Dominican Republic/ Equatorial Guinea/ Eritrea/ Faeroe Islands/ Falkland Islands (Malvinas)/ French Guiana/ French Polynesia/ Gabon/ Gibraltar/ Greenland/ Grenada/ Guadeloupe/ Guam/ Guernsey/ Guyana/ Haiti/ Holy See (Vatican City)/ Iceland/ Iran/ Jamaica/ Jersey/ Kiribati/ North Korea/ Kosovo/ Latvia/ Lesotho/ 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/ Nicaragua/ Niue/ Northern Mariana Islands/ Palau/ Palestinian Territory/ Papua New Guinea/ Pitcairn/ Puerto Rico/ Reunion/ St. Helena/ St. Kitts and Nevis/ St. Lucia/ St. Martin (French part)/ St. Pierre et Miquelon/ San Marino/ Sao Tome and Principe/ Senegal/ Sierra Leone/ Singapore/ Somalia/ South Sudan/ Spain/ Sudan/ Sweden/ Syrian Arab Republic/ Taiwan/ Timor-Leste/ Tokelau/ Turkmenistan/ Turks and Caicos Islands/ Tuvalu/ United Arab Emirates/ United Kingdom/ Venezuela/ Virgin Islands/ Wallis and Futuna Islands/ Western Sahara/ Yemen/ Zambia
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data
109
Regression equation
Y = -2.639727 X +
5.842
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.291
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.085
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data
129
Regression equation
Y = -4263.417243 X +
18738.987
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.038
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.001
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data
133
Regression equation
Y = 3.430222 X +
72.069
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.100
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.010
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data
134
Regression equation
Y = -0.507794 X +
2.488
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.093
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.009
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data
128
Regression equation
Y = -6.480496 X +
10.630
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.203
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.041