How much coast is there?

Japan’s coastline is 15% longer than Australia’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Japan: 29,751 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Japan’s highest peak towers 1,548 m above Australia’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Japan: 3,776 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Japan has 4.5 times as many people as Australia.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Japan: 123 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Japan is 94 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Japan: 338 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Japan is 11 years older than in Australia.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Japan: 49 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Australia have 0.3 more children on average than in Japan.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Japan: 1.15 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

30% of people in Japan are 65 or older, versus 18% in Australia.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Japan: 30% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Japan 2.4.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Japan: 2.4 (2025)

How many official languages?

Australia and Japan are practically level.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Japan: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Japan’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Australia’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Japan: $4.44 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 30% more per person than Japan.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Japan: Int$55,422 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Australia than in Japan (Gini 1.5 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Japan: 32.3 (2020)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 2.5% in Japan.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Japan: 2.5% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Japan 1.4%.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Japan: 1.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Japan’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Japan: 65% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 92% more on health per person than Japan.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Japan: $3,638 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Australia is 72% more likely to die before turning one than in Japan.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Japan: 1.8 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 54% more doctors per person than Japan.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Japan: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 5.2% in Japan.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Japan: 5.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

18% of adults in Japan smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Japan: 17.5% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Australia rate their lives 0.79 points higher than in Japan.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Japan: 6.13 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 68% more alcohol than in Japan.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Japan: 6.3 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 95% more meat per person than Japan.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Japan: 59.9 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 892 kcal more food per person per day than Japan.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Japan: 2,670 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

Workers in Japan put in 43 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Japan: 1,654 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 0.19 years longer than in Japan.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Japan: 12.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Japan: 0.3 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 86% in Japan.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Japan: 86% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Australia and Japan are practically level.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Japan: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

92% of people in Japan live in cities, versus 88% in Australia.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Japan: 92% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Japan has 178 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Japan: 178 (2023)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 62% longer than Japan’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Japan: 20,087 km (2011)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 2.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Japan.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Japan: 0.98 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 68% of Japan, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Japan: 68.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 86% more CO₂ than someone in Japan.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Japan: 7.8 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in Japan.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Japan: 23.6% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Japan carries 94% more fine dust than in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Japan: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.7 times as likely to be murdered in Australia as in Japan.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Japan: 0.2 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Australia are 67% deadlier than in Japan.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Japan: 2.7 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Australia is on average 9.7 °C warmer than Japan.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Japan: 12.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Japan gets 4.1 times as much rain as Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Japan: 1,824 mm (2016–2025 avg)