5th lowest infant mortality1.8 per 1,000 · #5 of 194 · 2024
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Surprising facts about Japan
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Japan’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Japan among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Japan sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Japan across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Japan
vs South Korea 1,156 km
vs North Korea 1,290 km
vs China 2,099 km
vs Taiwan 2,102 km
vs Philippines 2,998 km