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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 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] Game and toys, output (100 million yen)
[Game] Game and toys, output as % of total manufacturing
[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 Competitiveness (ranking by World Economic Forum)
[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] Book production, annual total
[Books] Book production, % of arts and recreation
[Books] Book production, % of literature
[Books] Book production, % of religion and theology
[Books] Book production, % of sciences
[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] % of those who listen to music in their free time daily
[Music] Musical instruments, output (100 million yen)
[Music] Musical instruments, output as % of total manufacturing
[Movie] Number of cinemas
[Movie] Film production, 2005-2009 average
[Movie] Average ticket price (US$)
[Movie] % of those who go to the movies in their free time several times a month or more
[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:
1995-1999
Area:
World
\n
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
97 countries/ areas
Highlight:
(No highlight)
Japan
Nordic and Japan
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Algeria
Andorra
Argentina
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Democratic Republic of Congo
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Guyana
Holy See (Vatican City)
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Republic of Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lithuania
Macao, China
North Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Morocco
Myanmar (Burma)
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Palestinian Territory
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Togo
Tunisia
Turkiye
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
1
Holy See (Vatican City)
66.4%
1995
2
Lebanon
49.6%
1997
3
Democratic Republic of Congo
35.7%
1996
4
Suriname
34.0%
1996
5
Iran
30.5%
1999
6
Brunei Darussalam
26.3%
1998
7
Malawi
24.2%
1995
8
Madagascar
24.1%
1997
9
Saudi Arabia
22.5%
1997
10
Benin
22.2%
1998
11
Togo
20.0%
1998
12
Malta
19.3%
1995
13
Brazil
18.5%
1998
14
Oman
17.6%
1998
15
Qatar
16.7%
1995
16
Nigeria
15.4%
1995
17
Egypt
14.2%
1998
17
Ethiopia
14.2%
1999
17
Kuwait
14.2%
1999
20
Monaco
13.9%
1999
21
Jordan
11.7%
1996
22
Sri Lanka
11.5%
1999
23
Bahrain
10.9%
1998
24
Malaysia
10.8%
1999
25
Morocco
10.1%
1998
26
South Africa
9.5%
1995
27
Croatia
9.1%
1999
28
Turkiye
8.7%
1999
29
Slovakia
8.4%
1999
30
India
8.2%
1998
31
Chile
7.8%
1999
32
Italy
7.2%
1999
33
Palestinian Territory
7.0%
1996
34
Mexico
6.8%
1998
35
Israel
6.6%
1998
35
Poland
6.6%
1999
37
Belize
6.5%
1996
38
Switzerland
6.0%
1999
39
Hungary
5.7%
1999
40
United States
5.6%
1996
41
Argentina
5.5%
1998
42
Republic of Korea
5.3%
1996
42
Venezuela
5.3%
1997
44
Germany
5.2%
1996
45
Greece
5.1%
1997
46
Mauritius
5.0%
1996
47
Norway
4.9%
1999
48
Armenia
4.8%
1999
48
Guyana
4.8%
1996
48
Latvia
4.8%
1999
51
United Kingdom
4.7%
1998
52
Slovenia
4.6%
1999
53
Colombia
4.5%
1997
53
Romania
4.5%
1999
55
Peru
4.4%
1998
56
Bulgaria
4.1%
1999
57
Lithuania
3.7%
1999
58
Austria
3.6%
1996
58
Kyrgyzstan
3.6%
1998
60
Portugal
3.5%
1997
61
Cyprus
3.4%
1999
61
Thailand
3.4%
1996
63
Costa Rica
3.3%
1998
63
Spain
3.3%
1999
63
Tunisia
3.3%
1999
66
Canada
3.2%
1999
66
Indonesia
3.2%
1998
66
Macao, China
3.2%
1999
69
France
3.1%
1999
70
Estonia
3.0%
1999
70
Philippines
3.0%
1999
70
Sweden
3.0%
1998
70
Ukraine
3.0%
1999
74
Czech Republic
2.9%
1999
75
Russian Federation
2.7%
1996
76
Denmark
2.6%
1999
76
Iceland
2.6%
1998
78
Finland
2.4%
1999
78
Georgia
2.4%
1999
78
Uganda
2.4%
1996
81
Belarus
2.3%
1998
81
Laos
2.3%
1995
83
New Zealand
2.2%
1999
83
Uzbekistan
2.2%
1996
85
Japan
1.9%
1996
85
Moldova
1.9%
1999
87
Kazakhstan
1.7%
1999
88
Azerbaijan
1.6%
1998
89
Algeria
1.5%
1999
90
North Macedonia
1.1%
1999
91
Uruguay
1.0%
1999
92
El Salvador
0.8%
1998
93
Andorra
0.6%
1999
93
Cuba
0.6%
1999
95
Myanmar (Burma)
0.4%
1999
96
Cameroon
0.0%
1999
96
Mali
0.0%
1998
No data for 141 countries.
Afghanistan/ Albania/ American Samoa/ Angola/ Anguilla/ Antigua and Barbuda/ Aruba/ Australia/ Bahamas/ Bangladesh/ Barbados/ Belgium/ Bermuda/ Bhutan/ Bolivia/ Bosnia and Herzegovina/ Botswana/ British Virgin Islands/ Burkina Faso/ Burundi/ Cambodia/ Cape Verde/ Cayman Islands/ Central African Republic/ Chad/ Channel Islands/ China/ Comoros/ Republic of Congo/ Cook Islands/ Cote dIvoire/ Curacao/ Djibouti/ Dominica/ Dominican Republic/ Ecuador/ Equatorial Guinea/ Eritrea/ Eswatini/ Faeroe Islands/ Falkland Islands (Malvinas)/ Fiji/ French Guiana/ French Polynesia/ Gabon/ Gambia/ Ghana/ Gibraltar/ Greenland/ Grenada/ Guadeloupe/ Guam/ Guatemala/ Guernsey/ Guinea/ Guinea-Bissau/ Haiti/ Honduras/ Hong Kong, China/ Iraq/ Ireland/ Jamaica/ Jersey/ Kenya/ Kiribati/ North Korea/ Kosovo/ Lesotho/ Liberia/ Libya/ Liechtenstein/ Luxembourg/ Maldives/ Man, Isle of/ Marshall Islands/ Martinique/ Mauritania/ Mayotte/ Micronesia, Federated States of/ Mongolia/ Montenegro/ Montserrat/ Mozambique/ Namibia/ Nauru/ Nepal/ Netherlands/ Netherlands Antilles/ New Caledonia/ Nicaragua/ Niger/ Niue/ Northern Mariana Islands/ Pakistan/ Palau/ Panama/ Papua New Guinea/ Paraguay/ Pitcairn/ Puerto Rico/ Reunion/ Rwanda/ St. Helena/ St. Kitts and Nevis/ St. Lucia/ St. Martin (French part)/ St. Pierre et Miquelon/ St. Vincent and the Grenadines/ Samoa/ San Marino/ Sao Tome and Principe/ Senegal/ Serbia/ Seychelles/ Sierra Leone/ Singapore/ Sint Maarten (Dutch part)/ Solomon Islands/ Somalia/ South Sudan/ Sudan/ Syrian Arab Republic/ Taiwan/ Tajikistan/ Tanzania/ Timor-Leste/ Tokelau/ Tonga/ Trinidad and Tobago/ Turkmenistan/ Turks and Caicos Islands/ Tuvalu/ United Arab Emirates/ Vanuatu/ Viet Nam/ Virgin Islands/ Wallis and Futuna Islands/ Western Sahara/ Yemen/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data
85
Regression equation
Y = -5.884387 X +
6.215
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.443
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.196
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data
93
Regression equation
Y = -39064.844445 X +
23513.371
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.138
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.019
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data
94
Regression equation
Y = -15.290369 X +
76.568
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.216
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.047
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data
94
Regression equation
Y = 3.847447 X +
1.864
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.330
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.109
Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data
92
Regression equation
Y = -15.781460 X +
11.444
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.199
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.040