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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
95 countries/ areas
Highlight:
(No highlight)
Japan
Nordic and Japan
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Algeria
Andorra
Argentina
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
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
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Thailand
Togo
Tunisia
Turkiye
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
1
Andorra
27.2%
1999
2
Monaco
25.0%
1999
3
Republic of Korea
21.5%
1996
4
Japan
17.9%
1996
5
Macao, China
15.6%
1999
6
Indonesia
13.4%
1998
7
Belize
13.1%
1996
8
Austria
12.0%
1996
9
Italy
10.4%
1999
10
Switzerland
10.3%
1999
11
Cyprus
10.1%
1999
12
United Kingdom
9.5%
1998
13
Spain
8.5%
1999
14
Germany
8.3%
1996
15
Iceland
7.7%
1998
16
Venezuela
7.6%
1997
17
Mauritius
7.5%
1996
18
Greece
7.3%
1997
19
Guyana
7.1%
1996
20
Malta
6.9%
1995
20
Mexico
6.9%
1998
22
Argentina
6.8%
1998
23
New Zealand
6.6%
1999
24
Sweden
6.5%
1998
25
North Macedonia
6.4%
1999
26
Norway
6.3%
1999
27
Czech Republic
6.2%
1999
27
United States
6.2%
1996
29
Canada
6.1%
1999
30
Denmark
6.0%
1999
31
Burkina Faso
5.9%
1995
32
Finland
5.8%
1999
33
Estonia
5.7%
1999
33
Philippines
5.7%
1999
35
Hungary
5.5%
1999
36
Poland
5.4%
1999
37
Tajikistan
5.3%
1997
38
Armenia
5.2%
1999
38
Lithuania
5.2%
1999
40
Iran
5.0%
1999
40
Thailand
5.0%
1996
42
Croatia
4.8%
1999
43
Madagascar
4.6%
1997
44
Malaysia
4.4%
1999
45
Bahrain
4.3%
1998
46
Uruguay
4.2%
1999
47
India
4.1%
1998
47
Jordan
4.1%
1996
49
Colombia
4.0%
1997
49
Latvia
4.0%
1999
49
Nigeria
4.0%
1995
49
Slovenia
4.0%
1999
53
Slovakia
3.7%
1999
54
Bulgaria
3.6%
1999
54
Cuba
3.6%
1999
56
Saudi Arabia
3.5%
1997
57
Azerbaijan
3.4%
1998
57
France
3.4%
1999
59
Peru
3.2%
1998
59
Portugal
3.2%
1997
61
Belarus
3.1%
1998
61
Egypt
3.1%
1998
61
Tunisia
3.1%
1999
61
Turkiye
3.1%
1999
65
Chile
3.0%
1999
66
Brazil
2.9%
1998
66
Oman
2.9%
1998
66
South Africa
2.9%
1995
69
Costa Rica
2.7%
1998
69
Malawi
2.7%
1995
71
Kuwait
2.3%
1999
71
Laos
2.3%
1995
71
Morocco
2.3%
1998
74
Sri Lanka
2.2%
1999
75
Kyrgyzstan
2.1%
1998
75
Moldova
2.1%
1999
77
Ethiopia
1.8%
1999
77
Russian Federation
1.8%
1996
79
Romania
1.7%
1999
80
Ukraine
1.6%
1999
81
Algeria
1.5%
1999
81
Israel
1.5%
1998
81
Kazakhstan
1.5%
1999
84
Qatar
1.2%
1995
85
Uzbekistan
1.0%
1996
86
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.9%
1996
87
El Salvador
0.8%
1998
88
Holy See (Vatican City)
0.7%
1995
89
Georgia
0.6%
1999
90
Myanmar (Burma)
0.4%
1999
91
Lebanon
0.2%
1997
92
Benin
0.0%
1998
92
Cameroon
0.0%
1999
92
Mali
0.0%
1998
92
Togo
0.0%
1998
No data for 143 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/ Brunei Darussalam/ 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/ Palestinian Territory/ 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/ Suriname/ Syrian Arab Republic/ Taiwan/ Tanzania/ Timor-Leste/ Tokelau/ Tonga/ Trinidad and Tobago/ Turkmenistan/ Turks and Caicos Islands/ Tuvalu/ Uganda/ 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 = 10.765326 X +
5.287
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.383
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.147
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data
91
Regression equation
Y = 195950.068827 X +
10189.410
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.401
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.161
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data
92
Regression equation
Y = 79.058259 X +
71.436
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.479
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.229
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data
92
Regression equation
Y = -11.424996 X +
2.741
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.419
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.176
Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data
91
Regression equation
Y = 40.615061 X +
8.098
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.218
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.048