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Voter turnout in the national election | 50.0% (2022) [151/199 countries] |
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Statutory number of members (As of February 16, 2023) | 65 [145/190 countries] | ||
Inhabitants per parliamentarian (2021) | 60,554 [85/192 countries] | ||
% of women in parliament (As of February 16, 2023) | 6.25% [172/185 countries] | ||
% of MPs 40 years of age or younger (As of February 16, 2023) | 16.33% [89/143 countries] |
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Evaluation of control of corruption (0-100) (2021) | 53.4 [98/209 countries] |
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General government expenditures as % of GDP (2022) | 40.7% [47/189 countries] | ||
General government primary net lending/borrowing as % of GDP (2022) | 3.21% [16/180 countries] | ||
General government gross debt as % of GDP (2022) | 7% [181/185 countries] |
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Population (ten thousands) (2021) | 432.9 [128/216 countries] | ||
Popuation growth (annual) (2021) | -2.6% [213/217 countries] | ||
Popuation change in the last 20 years (2001-2021) | 105.8% [7/217 countries] | ||
0-14 years, % of the total population (2021) | 21.1% [121/193 countries] | ||
15-64 years, % of the total population (2021) | 75.5% [5/193 countries] | ||
65 years and over, % of the total population (2021) | 3.4% [149/193 countries] | ||
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years) (2020) | 75.6 [82/199 countries] | ||
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years) (2020) | 76.7 [102/199 countries] | ||
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years) (2020) | 74.9 [62/199 countries] | ||
Population density (per square kilometer) (2021) | 242.9 [53/216 countries] |
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Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (2020) | 2.07 [105/200 countries] | ||
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people) (2020) | 12.6 [134/204 countries] | ||
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2017) | 12 [138/183 countries] | ||
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) (2020) | 7.6 [128/193 countries] | ||
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (2020) | 9 [126/194 countries] |
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Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%) (2020) | 6.0% [127/154 countries] | ||
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%) (2020) | 7.1% [62/154 countries] |
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International migrant stock (% of immigrants in the population) (2020) | 72.8% [6/231 countries] | ||
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum (2019) | 686 [122/164 countries] |
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GDP (current US$, billions) (2021) | 135.352 [59/192 countries] | ||
GDP per capita (current US$) (2021) | 28,579 [37/192 countries] | ||
GDP per capita (PPP, current international$) (2021) | 45,009 [35/192 countries] | ||
Shadow economy, as % of GDP (2015) | 21.7% [109/158 countries] |
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New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) (2020) | 3.29 [45/121 countries] |
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Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019) | 1.8% [169/187 countries] | ||
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019) | 1.8% [169/187 countries] | ||
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (2019) | 22.1% [68/187 countries] |
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% of Grade 4 students who have their own room (2019) | 54.6% [48/57 countries] | ||
% of Grade 4 students who have internet connection at home (2019) | 83.3% [41/57 countries] | ||
% of Grade 4 students who have internet connection at home (2007) | 72.2% [32/37 countries] | ||
% of Grade 4 students who have their own mobile phone (2019) | 63.9% [31/57 countries] |
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% of the parents of Grade 4 students who expect their child to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree (2019) | 86.7% [12/52 countries] |
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% of Grade 8 students who have their own room (2019) | 63.1% [30/38 countries] | ||
% of Grade 8 students who have internet connection at home (2019) | 93.5% [24/39 countries] | ||
% of Grade 8 students who have their own mobile phone (2019) | 85.4% [25/39 countries] |
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% of Grade 8 students who expect them to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree (2019) | 78.9% [4/39 countries] |
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% of Grade 4 students who watch television and videos for less than 1 hour per day (2007) | 54.4% [9/37 countries] | ||
% of Grade 4 students who watch television and videos for more than 2 hours per day (2007) | 24.0% [13/37 countries] | ||
% of Grade 8 students who watch television and videos for less than 1 hour per day (2007) | 25.8% [32/50 countries] | ||
% of Grade 8 students who watch television and videos for more than 2 hours per day (2007) | 42.8% [7/50 countries] | ||
Daily newspapers: number of titles (2004) | 8 [77/153 countries] | ||
Daily newspapers: Number of titles per 1 million inhabitants (2004) | 3.06 [58/154 countries] | ||
Newspaper journalists (headcounts) | 1,893 (2006) [30/76 countries] | ||
Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants | 681.3 (2006) [8/75 countries] |
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E-Government Development Index (2020) | 0.7913 [46/193 countries] | ||
E-Participation Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020) | 0.9048 [18/193 countries] | ||
Online Service Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020) | 0.8412 [31/193 countries] | ||
Human Capital Component (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020) | 0.7470 [87/193 countries] |
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Surface area (square km) (2020) | 17,820 [154/215 countries] | ||
Land area (sq. km) (2020) | 17,820 [154/216 countries] | ||
Agricultural land (% of land area) (2020) | 8.4% [185/209 countries] | ||
Forest area (sq. km) (2020) | 63 [191/209 countries] | ||
Forest area (% of land area) (2020) | 0.4% [201/209 countries] | ||
Coastline (km) (2019) | 499 [104/230 countries] | ||
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) (2015) | 4.8% [80/172 countries] | ||
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius) (1961-1990) | 25.4 [49/191 countries] | ||
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) (2019) | 121 [173/182 countries] |
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Bird species, threatened (2018) | 11 [138/215 countries] | ||
Fish species, threatened (2018) | 18 [141/215 countries] | ||
Mammal species, threatened (2018) | 7 [127/215 countries] | ||
Plant species (higher), threatened (2018) | 0 [194/215 countries] | ||
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) (2018) | 17.5% [92/211 countries] |
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CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes) (2019) | 92,650 [40/191 countries] | ||
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes) (2019) | 22.02 [2/191 countries] | ||
CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP) (2019) | 0.423 [13/182 countries] |
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Crude oil supply per capita (kg) (2018) | 8,353 [2/90 countries] | ||
Natural gas supply per capita (million J) (2018) | 208,656 [7/88 countries] | ||
Electric power supply per capita (kWh) (2018) | 17,831 [3/95 countries] |
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Age-standardized mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) (2016) | 103.8 [69/183 countries] | ||
Mortality rate from unintentional poisoning (per 100 000 population) (2019) | 0.4 [107/173 countries] |
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Current account balance (billion US$) (2021) | 3.407 [36/193 countries] | ||
Export from Japan (million US$) (2018) | 1,872 [38/161 countries] |
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Period of United Nations membership () | 1963.0514 [109/192 countries] |
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Military expenditure (billion US$) (2020) | 6.9 [29/150 countries] | ||
Military expenditure (% of GDP) (2020) | 6.5% [4/148 countries] |
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Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 population) (2019) | 15.4 [90/183 countries] |
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Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (5?19 years) (%) (2016) | 22.9% [9/190 countries] |
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Prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age (15?49 years) (%) (2019) | 23.7% [109/192 countries] |
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Current tobacco smokers, men and women (% of population) | 20.5% (2014) [50/121 countries] | ||
Current tobacco smokers, men (% of population) (2001-2020) | 39.2% [39/150 countries] | ||
Current tobacco smokers, women (% of population) (2001-2020) | 3.3% [93/150 countries] |
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% of those who use cannabis | 3.10% (2005) [72/122 countries] | ||
% of those who use cocaine | 0.04% (2005) [88/98 countries] | ||
% of those who use amphetamines | 0.27% (2005) [64/99 countries] |
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Healthy life expectancy at birth - male (2019) | 69.5 [29/183 countries] |
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Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population) (2020) | 19 [127/194 countries] | ||
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence among children under 5 years (%) (2020) | 0.03 [176/194 countries] | ||
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs (2020) | 16 [144/194 countries] | ||
Probability of dying from any of CVD, cancer, diabetes, CRD between age 30-70 (%) (2019) | 11.9 [147/183 countries] |
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Density of medical doctors (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020) | 23.4 [73/193 countries] | ||
Density of nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020) | 46.8 [74/194 countries] | ||
Density of dentists (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020) | 6.7 [42/167 countries] | ||
Density of pharmacists (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020) | 4.9 [65/167 countries] |
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Agriculture, forestry and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) (2019) | 15,112 [51/165 countries] | ||
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (million US$) | 485 (2020) [138/185 countries] | ||
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) | 0.5% (2020) [173/185 countries] | ||
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019) | 1.8% [169/187 countries] | ||
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019) | 1.8% [169/187 countries] |
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Cereals - Excluding Beer, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 159.60 [58/179 countries] | ||
Wheat and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 102.12 [46/179 countries] | ||
Rice and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 51.98 [52/179 countries] | ||
Barley and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.07 [93/170 countries] | ||
Maize and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 4.97 [116/175 countries] | ||
Starchy Roots, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 39.06 [106/179 countries] | ||
Potatoes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 38.71 [58/179 countries] | ||
Sweet Potatoes, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.20 [98/161 countries] | ||
Sugar & Sweeteners, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 36.37 [92/179 countries] | ||
Sugar (Raw Equivalent), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 34.52 [44/179 countries] | ||
Honey, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.24 [74/178 countries] |
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Stimulants, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 2.80 [65/179 countries] | ||
Coffee and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 2.28 [55/179 countries] | ||
Tea (including mate), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.52 [60/178 countries] | ||
Alcoholic Beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.13 [172/178 countries] | ||
Total alcohol per capita (??15 years of age) consumptionl (litres of pure alcohol) (2019) | 0.0 [181/185 countries] | ||
Wine, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.05 [147/177 countries] | ||
Beer, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.05 [171/177 countries] | ||
Fermented beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019) | 0.01 [129/175 countries] |
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% of Grade 4 students who play computer games for less than 1 hour per day (2007) | 60.6% [24/37 countries] | ||
% of Grade 4 students who play computer games for more than 2 hours per day (2007) | 18.5% [11/37 countries] |
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Travel & Tourism Competitiveness (ranking by World Economic Forum) (2019) | 96 [96/140 countries] | ||
Number of foreign visitors to Japan (2019) | 3,428 [68/196 countries] | ||
Number of foreign visitors to Japan (per 10,000 population) (2019) | 7.7 [72/188 countries] | ||
International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) (2019) | 1.6% [130/136 countries] | ||
International tourism, number of arrivals (ten thousands) (2019) | 856.5 [47/179 countries] |
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Book production, annual total | 219 (1999) [80/104 countries] | ||
Book production, % of arts and recreation | 2.3% (1999) [71/95 countries] | ||
Book production, % of literature | 8.7% (1999) [81/98 countries] | ||
Book production, % of religion and theology | 14.2% (1999) [17/97 countries] | ||
Book production, % of sciences | 40.2% (1999) [51/102 countries] | ||
% of Grade 4 students who read a book for enjoyment for less than 1 hours per day (2007) | 68.3% [9/37 countries] | ||
% of Grade 4 students who read a book for enjoyment for more than 2 hours per day (2007) | 15.3% [17/37 countries] | ||
% of Grade 8 students who read a book for enjoyment for less than 1 hours per day (2007) | 78.6% [7/50 countries] |
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% of Grade 4 students who play sports for less than 1 hour per day (2007) | 51.3% [9/37 countries] | ||
% of Grade 4 students who play sports for more than 2 hours per day (2007) | 24.7% [20/37 countries] | ||
% of Grade 8 students who play sports for less than 1 hour per day (2007) | 58.8% [8/50 countries] |
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Life satisfaction (10 steps) (2022) | 6.106 [50/145 countries] | ||
Life satisfaction (10 steps) - male (2012-2014) | 6.428 [32/162 countries] | ||
Life satisfaction (10 steps) - female (2012-2014) | 6.476 [33/162 countries] | ||
% of those who had positive affect on the previous day (2010-2012) | 78.1% [49/154 countries] | ||
% of those who report that they felt happiness on the previous day (2010-2012) | 75.1% [65/155 countries] | ||
% of those who had negative affect on the previous day (2010-2012) | 16.3% [135/155 countries] | ||
% of those who are satisfied with their freedom of choice in life (2021) | 86.7% [48/148 countries] |
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% of Grade 4 students who play or talk with friends for less than 1 hour per day (2007) | 59.2% [8/37 countries] | ||
% of Grade 4 students who play or talk with friends for more than 2 hours per day (2007) | 19.0% [27/37 countries] | ||
% of Grade 8 students who play or talk with friends for less than 1 hour per day (2007) | 49.1% [12/50 countries] |
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Muslim, % of population (2012) | 85.0% [25/101 countries] | ||
Sunni, % of population (2012) | 59.5% [10/12 countries] |