Matchup file

Japan vs Mexico

168 shared metrics.

JapanLeads in 90

vs168 shared

MexicoLeads in 78

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Japan

Quick context before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Name origin: the English word for Japan comes from the Chinese name for the country, Cipangu.

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Geography

Size snapshot: slightly smaller than California.

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Mexico

Quick context before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: United Mexican States.

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Identity

Name origin: name may derive from one of the Nahuatl (Aztec) names for the capital city, Metztlixihtlico, which probably meant "the center of the moon.

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Analysis

Japan leads in 90 of 168 shared metrics, while Mexico leads in 78.

Japan's Low Life Satisfaction is 786.2x that of Mexico (23.3% of adults 16+ vs 0.03% of adults 16+).

Japan's Domestic Patents is 198.2x that of Mexico (222.5K vs 1.1K).

Japan's Researchers is 19.7x that of Mexico (5.6K per 1M vs 272.32 per 1M).

Japan's Long-Term Unemployment is 12.9x that of Mexico (0.80% of workforce vs 0.06% of workforce).

Japan's Hospital Beds (per 1,000) is 11.7x that of Mexico (12.7 per 1k vs 1.0 per 1k).

Key Comparisons

Low Life SatisfactionJapan leads

Japan

23.3% of adults 16+

Mexico

0.03% of adults 16+

Domestic PatentsJapan leads

Japan

222.5K

Mexico

1.1K

ResearchersJapan leads

Japan

5.6K per 1M

Mexico

272.32 per 1M

Long-Term UnemploymentJapan leads

Japan

0.80% of workforce

Mexico

0.06% of workforce

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)Japan leads

Japan

12.7 per 1k

Mexico

1.0 per 1k

R&D Spending (% GDP)Japan leads

Japan

3.4% of GDP

Mexico

0.27% of GDP

All Metrics

Low Life Satisfaction

Japan

23.3% of adults 16+

Mexico

0.03% of adults 16+

78616% higher

Domestic Patents

Japan

222.5K

Mexico

1.1K

19815% higher

Researchers

Japan

5.6K per 1M

Mexico

272.32 per 1M

1967% higher

Long-Term Unemployment

Japan

0.80% of workforce

Mexico

0.06% of workforce

1295% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Japan

12.7 per 1k

Mexico

1.0 per 1k

1170% higher

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Japan

3.4% of GDP

Mexico

0.27% of GDP

1170% higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Japan

0.85 per 100k people

Mexico

0.08 per 100k people

972% higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Japan

0.24 per 1M people

Mexico

0.02 per 1M people

961% higher

Coal Electricity Share

Japan

32.05%

Mexico

3.0%

951% higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Japan

17.38 per 1M people

Mexico

2.1 per 1M people

738% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Japan

5.2K

Mexico

674

676% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Japan

$3,889.36

Mexico

$650.97

497% higher

Population Density

Japan

341.54 /km²

Mexico

66.74 /km²

412% higher

Scientific Publications

Japan

103.7K

Mexico

21.0K

393% higher

Credit Card Ownership

Japan

69.66% of adults

Mexico

14.16% of adults

392% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Japan

215.9% of GDP

Mexico

45.1% of GDP

379% higher

Foreign Patents

Japan

66.7K

Mexico

15.0K

344% higher

Nurses & Midwives

Japan

12.45 per 1k

Mexico

3.0 per 1k

316% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Japan

29.78%

Mexico

8.2%

261% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Japan

361.62M kW

Mexico

105.59M kW

242% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Japan

46.65 kg/person/yr

Mexico

13.95 kg/person/yr

234% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Japan

0.73

Mexico

0.22

232% higher

Coastline Length

Japan

29.8K km

Mexico

9.3K km

219% higher

Time Zones Count

Japan

3.0 time zones

Mexico

1.0 time zones

200% higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Japan

7.7K kWh/person

Mexico

2.6K kWh/person

193% higher

Electricity Generation

Japan

1.0K TWh

Mexico

361.28 TWh

183% higher

GNI Per Capita

Japan

$36,000

Mexico

$12,850

180% higher

Shipping Traffic

Japan

22.52M

Mexico

8.31M

171% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

Japan

71 pts

Mexico

27 pts

163% higher

Suicide Rate

Japan

17.43 per 100k

Mexico

7.0 per 100k

151% higher

Average Earnings

Japan

$49,445.91

Mexico

$20,422.85

142% higher

Housing Cost Burden

Japan

19.05% of households

Mexico

8.3% of households

131% higher

Digital Payments Used

Japan

95.79% of adults

Mexico

41.39% of adults

131% higher

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Japan

98.73%

Mexico

42.97%

130% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Japan

7.8 t/person/yr

Mexico

3.5 t/person/yr

121% higher

Happiness Inequality

Japan

3.9 vs bottom 20%

Mexico

1.8 vs bottom 20%

118% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Japan

$4,027,597,523,550.58

Mexico

$1,856,365,616,165.94

117% higher

Spirits Consumption

Japan

1.1 L/person/yr

Mexico

0.50 L/person/yr

115% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Japan

68.4%

Mexico

33.6%

104% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Japan

972.27 Mt CO2e

Mexico

475.99 Mt CO2e

104% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Japan

$51,685.04

Mexico

$25,738.6

101% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Japan

11.42% of GDP

Mexico

5.7% of GDP

100% higher

Capital Elevation

Mexico

Japan

6.0 m

Mexico

2.2K m

100% lower

Homicide Rate

Mexico

Japan

0.20 per 100k

Mexico

27.4 per 100k

99% lower

Death Rate

Japan

12.04 per 1k

Mexico

6.0 per 1k

99% higher

Homicide Rate

Mexico

Japan

0.23 per 100k

Mexico

24.86 per 100k

99% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Mexico

Japan

1.7 per 1k

Mexico

60.1 per 1k

97% lower

Overcrowded Housing

Mexico

Japan

1.6% of households

Mexico

29.97% of households

95% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Japan

3.0K kg oil eq/person

Mexico

1.6K kg oil eq/person

95% higher

Protected Land (%)

Japan

29.5%

Mexico

15.3%

93% higher

GDP Growth Rate

Mexico

Japan

0.10%

Mexico

1.4%

93% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Japan

642.15 per 1k people

Mexico

332.08 per 1k people

93% higher

Tourist Arrivals

Mexico

Japan

4.12M

Mexico

51.13M

92% lower

Political Corruption Index

Mexico

Japan

0.05

Mexico

0.57

91% lower

Low Reading Skills

Mexico

Japan

5.3% of students

Mexico

38.44% of students

86% lower

Low Math Skills

Mexico

Japan

5.3% of students

Mexico

38.44% of students

86% lower

Low Science Skills

Mexico

Japan

5.3% of students

Mexico

38.44% of students

86% lower

Obesity Rate

Mexico

Japan

4.9%

Mexico

36.09%

86% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Japan

39 per 100 people

Mexico

21 per 100 people

86% higher

Extreme Temperature Exposure

Mexico

Japan

5.7% of population

Mexico

34.09% of population

83% lower

Low Adult Numeracy

Mexico

Japan

7.8% of adults

Mexico

46.1% of adults

83% lower

Infant Mortality

Mexico

Japan

1.8 per 1k births

Mexico

10.8 per 1k births

83% lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Mexico

Japan

0.43% of GDP

Mexico

2.4% of GDP

83% lower

Airports

Mexico

Japan

279

Mexico

1.6K

82% lower

Gender Pay Gap (%)

Japan

20.65% of male wages

Mexico

11.41% of male wages

81% higher

Road Deaths

Japan

2.6 per 100k

Mexico

1.5 per 100k

81% higher

Child Mortality

Mexico

Japan

2.4 per 1k births

Mexico

12.5 per 1k births

81% lower

Land Area

Mexico

Japan

364.6K km²

Mexico

1.94M km²

81% lower

Low Adult Literacy

Mexico

Japan

0.94% of adults

Mexico

4.5% of adults

79% lower

Wind Electricity Share

Mexico

Japan

1.3%

Mexico

6.0%

79% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Mexico

Japan

2.7 per 100k

Mexico

12 per 100k

77% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Mexico

Japan

12.64%

Mexico

50.69%

75% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

Japan

0.82

Mexico

0.47

75% higher

Insufficient Physical Activity

Japan

44.75% of adults

Mexico

25.57% of adults

75% higher

Irrigated Land

Mexico

Japan

15.7K km²

Mexico

59.9K km²

74% lower

Beer Consumption

Mexico

Japan

1.1 L/person/yr

Mexico

3.8 L/person/yr

72% lower

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

Japan

$34,068

Mexico

$20,013

70% higher

Median Age

Japan

49.0 years

Mexico

28.9 years

69% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Mexico

Japan

15.7%

Mexico

50.2%

69% lower

Official Languages Count

Mexico

Japan

1.0

Mexico

3.0

67% lower

Women in Senior Management

Mexico

Japan

14.49% of managers

Mexico

39.32% of managers

63% lower

Youth NEET Rate

Mexico

Japan

6.0% of youth 15-24

Mexico

15.88% of youth 15-24

62% lower

Forest Area

Mexico

Japan

249.3K km²

Mexico

653.1K km²

62% lower

Food Waste per Person

Mexico

Japan

80.57 kg/person/yr

Mexico

214.72 kg/person/yr

62% lower

Safety at Night

Japan

77.5% feeling safe at night

Mexico

48% feeling safe at night

61% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Japan

109.61 per 100k

Mexico

68.68 per 100k

60% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Japan

178.43 per 100 people

Mexico

111.56 per 100 people

60% higher

Birth Rate

Mexico

Japan

6.8 per 1k

Mexico

14.73 per 1k

54% lower

Military Spending

Japan

1.4% of GDP

Mexico

0.89% of GDP

54% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Japan

12.7%

Mexico

8.3%

54% higher

Air Passengers

Japan

120.31M

Mexico

78.76M

53% higher

Youth Population (%)

Mexico

Japan

11.44%

Mexico

24.51%

53% lower

Big Mac Price

Mexico

Japan

$3.03

Mexico

$6.17

51% lower

Dependency Ratio

Japan

70.12% of working-age pop.

Mexico

48.72% of working-age pop.

44% higher

Self-Rated Health

Mexico

Japan

37.1% reporting good health

Mexico

65.5% reporting good health

43% lower

Inflation Rate

Mexico

Japan

2.7%

Mexico

4.7%

43% lower

Adult Numeracy

Japan

292.28 pts

Mexico

210.14 pts

39% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Mexico

Japan

22.77% of GDP

Mexico

36.7% of GDP

38% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Mexico

Japan

23.64% of GDP

Mexico

37.89% of GDP

38% lower

Political Voice

Mexico

Japan

28.56% who feel heard by government

Mexico

45.46% who feel heard by government

37% lower

University Enrollment Rate

Japan

64.89%

Mexico

47.47%

37% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Japan

0.85

Mexico

0.62

37% higher

Math Skills

Japan

535.58 pts

Mexico

395.03 pts

36% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Mexico

Japan

72.06 kg/person/yr

Mexico

111.87 kg/person/yr

36% lower

Job Insecurity

Mexico

Japan

2.7% of earnings at risk

Mexico

4.0% of earnings at risk

34% lower

Science Skills

Japan

546.63 pts

Mexico

409.89 pts

33% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Japan

9.8%

Mexico

7.4%

33% higher

Alcohol Consumption

Japan

6.4 L/adult/yr

Mexico

4.8 L/adult/yr

33% higher

Highest Elevation

Mexico

Japan

3.8K m

Mexico

5.6K m

33% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Mexico

Japan

8.8%

Mexico

13%

32% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

Mexico

Japan

3.9% of youth labor force

Mexico

5.7% of youth labor force

32% lower

Adult Literacy

Japan

290.72 pts

Mexico

221.58 pts

31% higher

Life Satisfaction

Mexico

Japan

5.9 pts

Mexico

8.4 pts

30% lower

Chronic Pain

Mexico

Japan

20% of adults 15+

Mexico

28.5% of adults 15+

30% lower

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

Mexico

Japan

19.91 per 100k

Mexico

28.12 per 100k

29% lower

Smoking Rate

Japan

19.2%

Mexico

14.9%

29% higher

Low-Wage Workers

Mexico

Japan

10.47% of workers

Mexico

14.53% of workers

28% lower

Inequality (Gini)

Mexico

Japan

32.3

Mexico

43.5

26% lower

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Mexico

Japan

26 sites

Mexico

35 sites

26% lower

Reading Skills

Japan

515.85 pts

Mexico

415.36 pts

24% higher

Numeracy Gap

Mexico

Japan

1.5 vs bottom 10%

Mexico

1.9 vs bottom 10%

24% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

Mexico

Japan

49.33 kg/person/yr

Mexico

64.88 kg/person/yr

24% lower

Fertility Rate

Mexico

Japan

1.4 children/woman

Mexico

1.9 children/woman

24% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

Mexico

Japan

261.0K

Mexico

341.0K

23% lower

Literacy Gap

Mexico

Japan

1.4 vs bottom 10%

Mexico

1.8 vs bottom 10%

21% lower

Employment Rate (%)

Japan

85.14% of adults 25-64

Mexico

70.94% of adults 25-64

20% higher

Earnings Inequality

Mexico

Japan

2.7 vs bottom 10%

Mexico

3.3 vs bottom 10%

20% lower

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

Mexico

Japan

6.4 vs bottom 20%

Mexico

7.8 vs bottom 20%

18% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Mexico

Japan

3.3% of GDP

Mexico

4.1% of GDP

18% lower

Human Development Index

Japan

0.93

Mexico

0.79

17% higher

Railway Length

Japan

27.3K km

Mexico

23.4K km

17% higher

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Mexico

Japan

10 days/yr

Mexico

12 days/yr

17% lower

Water Stress (%)

Mexico

Japan

18.53%

Mexico

21.96%

16% lower

Urban Population (%)

Japan

92.19%

Mexico

79.75%

16% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Mexico

Japan

12.84 µg/m³

Mexico

14.99 µg/m³

14% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

Mexico

Japan

36.6 hrs/week

Mexico

42.09 hrs/week

13% lower

Voter Turnout

Mexico

Japan

53.84% of votes

Mexico

61.04% of votes

12% lower

Nuclear Electricity Share

Japan

5.5%

Mexico

4.9%

12% higher

Life Expectancy

Japan

84.0 years

Mexico

75.1 years

12% higher

Life Evaluation Score

Mexico

Japan

6.1 pts

Mexico

7.0 pts

12% lower

Water Withdrawal

Mexico

Japan

79.7 B m³

Mexico

89.8 B m³

11% lower

Home Internet Access

Mexico

Japan

65.11% of households

Mexico

71.51% of households

9% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

Mexico

Japan

17.55%

Mexico

19.3%

9% lower

Job Strain

Japan

31.16% of employees

Mexico

28.89% of employees

8% higher

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Japan

17.1% of adults

Mexico

16% of adults

7% higher

Internet Users (%)

Japan

87%

Mexico

81%

7% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Japan

99.94%

Mexico

92.99%

7% higher

Population

Mexico

Japan

123.20M

Mexico

130.74M

6% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Japan

0.84

Mexico

0.80

5% higher

Unemployment Rate

Mexico

Japan

2.6%

Mexico

2.7%

5% lower

Reading Score Gap

Mexico

Japan

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Mexico

1.7 vs bottom 10%

4% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

Japan

96.08% of adults

Mexico

92.51% of adults

4% higher

Poverty Rate

Japan

15.4% of population

Mexico

15% of population

3% higher

Housing Affordability

Mexico

Japan

79.08% of income

Mexico

81.24% of income

3% lower

Lack of Support

Mexico

Japan

13.56% of adults 15+

Mexico

14.04% of adults 15+

3% lower

Science Score Gap

Mexico

Japan

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Mexico

1.6 vs bottom 10%

2% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Mexico

Japan

32% of adults

Mexico

32.8% of adults

2% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Japan

2.6 per 1k

Mexico

2.6 per 1k

2% higher

Air Pollution Exposure

Mexico

Japan

99.34% of population

Mexico

99.98% of population

1% lower

Math Score Gap

Japan

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Mexico

1.6 vs bottom 10%

1% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Japan

477.26 gCO2/kWh

Mexico

474.02 gCO2/kWh

1% higher

Social Support

Japan

85.9% of adults 15+

Mexico

85.65% of adults 15+

equal

Electricity Access (%)

Japan

100%

Mexico

99.7%

equal

Tourism Revenue

Mexico

Japan

$11,395,000,000

Mexico

$11,449,000,000

equal

Lowest Elevation

Japan

-4 m

Mexico

-10 m

ranked higher

Land Border Length

Mexico

Japan

0 km

Mexico

4.4K km

ranked lower

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Japan

4.8% of GDP

Mexico

-0.4% of GDP

ranked higher

Border Neighbors

Mexico

Japan

Mexico

3.0

ranked lower

Comparison of Japan and Mexico across 168 metrics
				Winner
Low Life Satisfaction	23.3% of adults 16+	0.03% of adults 16+	78616% higher	Japan
Domestic Patents	222.5K	1.1K	19815% higher	Japan
Researchers	5.6K per 1M	272.32 per 1M	1967% higher	Japan
Long-Term Unemployment	0.80% of workforce	0.06% of workforce	1295% higher	Japan
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	12.7 per 1k	1.0 per 1k	1170% higher	Japan
R&D Spending (% GDP)	3.4% of GDP	0.27% of GDP	1170% higher	Japan
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0.85 per 100k people	0.08 per 100k people	972% higher	Japan
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.24 per 1M people	0.02 per 1M people	961% higher	Japan
Coal Electricity Share	32.05%	3.0%	951% higher	Japan
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	17.38 per 1M people	2.1 per 1M people	738% higher	Japan
Merchant Fleet Size	5.2K	674	676% higher	Japan
Health Spending Per Capita	$3,889.36	$650.97	497% higher	Japan
Population Density	341.54 /km²	66.74 /km²	412% higher	Japan
Scientific Publications	103.7K	21.0K	393% higher	Japan
Credit Card Ownership	69.66% of adults	14.16% of adults	392% higher	Japan
Government Debt (% GDP)	215.9% of GDP	45.1% of GDP	379% higher	Japan
Foreign Patents	66.7K	15.0K	344% higher	Japan
Nurses & Midwives	12.45 per 1k	3.0 per 1k	316% higher	Japan
Elderly Population (%)	29.78%	8.2%	261% higher	Japan
Electric Generating Capacity	361.62M kW	105.59M kW	242% higher	Japan
Seafood Consumption per Person	46.65 kg/person/yr	13.95 kg/person/yr	234% higher	Japan
Liberal Democracy Index	0.73	0.22	232% higher	Japan
Coastline Length	29.8K km	9.3K km	219% higher	Japan
Time Zones Count	3.0 time zones	1.0 time zones	200% higher	Japan
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	7.7K kWh/person	2.6K kWh/person	193% higher	Japan
Electricity Generation	1.0K TWh	361.28 TWh	183% higher	Japan
GNI Per Capita	$36,000	$12,850	180% higher	Japan
Shipping Traffic	22.52M	8.31M	171% higher	Japan
Corruption Perceptions Index	71 pts	27 pts	163% higher	Japan
Suicide Rate	17.43 per 100k	7.0 per 100k	151% higher	Japan
Average Earnings	$49,445.91	$20,422.85	142% higher	Japan
Housing Cost Burden	19.05% of households	8.3% of households	131% higher	Japan
Digital Payments Used	95.79% of adults	41.39% of adults	131% higher	Japan
Safe Drinking Water (%)	98.73%	42.97%	130% higher	Japan
CO2 Per Capita	7.8 t/person/yr	3.5 t/person/yr	121% higher	Japan
Happiness Inequality	3.9 vs bottom 20%	1.8 vs bottom 20%	118% higher	Japan
GDP (Nominal)	$4,027,597,523,550.58	$1,856,365,616,165.94	117% higher	Japan
Spirits Consumption	1.1 L/person/yr	0.50 L/person/yr	115% higher	Japan
Forest Coverage (%)	68.4%	33.6%	104% higher	Japan
Total CO2 Emissions	972.27 Mt CO2e	475.99 Mt CO2e	104% higher	Japan
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$51,685.04	$25,738.6	101% higher	Japan
Health Spending (% GDP)	11.42% of GDP	5.7% of GDP	100% higher	Japan
Capital Elevation	6.0 m	2.2K m	100% lower	Mexico
Homicide Rate	0.20 per 100k	27.4 per 100k	99% lower	Mexico
Death Rate	12.04 per 1k	6.0 per 1k	99% higher	Japan
Homicide Rate	0.23 per 100k	24.86 per 100k	99% lower	Mexico
Teen Birth Rate	1.7 per 1k	60.1 per 1k	97% lower	Mexico
Overcrowded Housing	1.6% of households	29.97% of households	95% lower	Mexico
Energy Use (Per Capita)	3.0K kg oil eq/person	1.6K kg oil eq/person	95% higher	Japan
Protected Land (%)	29.5%	15.3%	93% higher	Japan
GDP Growth Rate	0.10%	1.4%	93% lower	Mexico
Vehicles per 1,000 People	642.15 per 1k people	332.08 per 1k people	93% higher	Japan
Tourist Arrivals	4.12M	51.13M	92% lower	Mexico
Political Corruption Index	0.05	0.57	91% lower	Mexico
Low Reading Skills	5.3% of students	38.44% of students	86% lower	Mexico
Low Math Skills	5.3% of students	38.44% of students	86% lower	Mexico
Low Science Skills	5.3% of students	38.44% of students	86% lower	Mexico
Obesity Rate	4.9%	36.09%	86% lower	Mexico
Broadband Access (%)	39 per 100 people	21 per 100 people	86% higher	Japan
Extreme Temperature Exposure	5.7% of population	34.09% of population	83% lower	Mexico
Low Adult Numeracy	7.8% of adults	46.1% of adults	83% lower	Mexico
Infant Mortality	1.8 per 1k births	10.8 per 1k births	83% lower	Mexico
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	0.43% of GDP	2.4% of GDP	83% lower	Mexico
Airports	279	1.6K	82% lower	Mexico
Gender Pay Gap (%)	20.65% of male wages	11.41% of male wages	81% higher	Japan
Road Deaths	2.6 per 100k	1.5 per 100k	81% higher	Japan
Child Mortality	2.4 per 1k births	12.5 per 1k births	81% lower	Mexico
Land Area	364.6K km²	1.94M km²	81% lower	Mexico
Low Adult Literacy	0.94% of adults	4.5% of adults	79% lower	Mexico
Wind Electricity Share	1.3%	6.0%	79% lower	Mexico
Road Traffic Death Rate	2.7 per 100k	12 per 100k	77% lower	Mexico
Agricultural Land (%)	12.64%	50.69%	75% lower	Mexico
Electoral Democracy Index	0.82	0.47	75% higher	Japan
Insufficient Physical Activity	44.75% of adults	25.57% of adults	75% higher	Japan
Irrigated Land	15.7K km²	59.9K km²	74% lower	Mexico
Beer Consumption	1.1 L/person/yr	3.8 L/person/yr	72% lower	Mexico
Disposable Income (Per Capita)	$34,068	$20,013	70% higher	Japan
Median Age	49.0 years	28.9 years	69% higher	Japan
Women in Parliament (%)	15.7%	50.2%	69% lower	Mexico
Official Languages Count	1.0	3.0	67% lower	Mexico
Women in Senior Management	14.49% of managers	39.32% of managers	63% lower	Mexico
Youth NEET Rate	6.0% of youth 15-24	15.88% of youth 15-24	62% lower	Mexico
Forest Area	249.3K km²	653.1K km²	62% lower	Mexico
Food Waste per Person	80.57 kg/person/yr	214.72 kg/person/yr	62% lower	Mexico
Safety at Night	77.5% feeling safe at night	48% feeling safe at night	61% higher	Japan
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	109.61 per 100k	68.68 per 100k	60% higher	Japan
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	178.43 per 100 people	111.56 per 100 people	60% higher	Japan
Birth Rate	6.8 per 1k	14.73 per 1k	54% lower	Mexico
Military Spending	1.4% of GDP	0.89% of GDP	54% higher	Japan
Renewable Energy (%)	12.7%	8.3%	54% higher	Japan
Air Passengers	120.31M	78.76M	53% higher	Japan
Youth Population (%)	11.44%	24.51%	53% lower	Mexico
Big Mac Price	$3.03	$6.17	51% lower	Mexico
Dependency Ratio	70.12% of working-age pop.	48.72% of working-age pop.	44% higher	Japan
Self-Rated Health	37.1% reporting good health	65.5% reporting good health	43% lower	Mexico
Inflation Rate	2.7%	4.7%	43% lower	Mexico
Adult Numeracy	292.28 pts	210.14 pts	39% higher	Japan
Exports (% GDP)	22.77% of GDP	36.7% of GDP	38% lower	Mexico
Imports (% GDP)	23.64% of GDP	37.89% of GDP	38% lower	Mexico
Political Voice	28.56% who feel heard by government	45.46% who feel heard by government	37% lower	Mexico
University Enrollment Rate	64.89%	47.47%	37% higher	Japan
Freedom of Expression Index	0.85	0.62	37% higher	Japan
Math Skills	535.58 pts	395.03 pts	36% higher	Japan
Milk Consumption per Person	72.06 kg/person/yr	111.87 kg/person/yr	36% lower	Mexico
Job Insecurity	2.7% of earnings at risk	4.0% of earnings at risk	34% lower	Mexico
Science Skills	546.63 pts	409.89 pts	33% higher	Japan
Solar Electricity Share	9.8%	7.4%	33% higher	Japan
Alcohol Consumption	6.4 L/adult/yr	4.8 L/adult/yr	33% higher	Japan
Highest Elevation	3.8K m	5.6K m	33% lower	Mexico
Renewable Energy (%)	8.8%	13%	32% lower	Mexico
Youth Unemployment Rate	3.9% of youth labor force	5.7% of youth labor force	32% lower	Mexico
Adult Literacy	290.72 pts	221.58 pts	31% higher	Japan
Life Satisfaction	5.9 pts	8.4 pts	30% lower	Mexico
Chronic Pain	20% of adults 15+	28.5% of adults 15+	30% lower	Mexico
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	19.91 per 100k	28.12 per 100k	29% lower	Mexico
Smoking Rate	19.2%	14.9%	29% higher	Japan
Low-Wage Workers	10.47% of workers	14.53% of workers	28% lower	Mexico
Inequality (Gini)	32.3	43.5	26% lower	Mexico
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	26 sites	35 sites	26% lower	Mexico
Reading Skills	515.85 pts	415.36 pts	24% higher	Japan
Numeracy Gap	1.5 vs bottom 10%	1.9 vs bottom 10%	24% lower	Mexico
Meat Consumption per Person	49.33 kg/person/yr	64.88 kg/person/yr	24% lower	Mexico
Fertility Rate	1.4 children/woman	1.9 children/woman	24% lower	Mexico
Armed Forces Personnel	261.0K	341.0K	23% lower	Mexico
Literacy Gap	1.4 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	21% lower	Mexico
Employment Rate (%)	85.14% of adults 25-64	70.94% of adults 25-64	20% higher	Japan
Earnings Inequality	2.7 vs bottom 10%	3.3 vs bottom 10%	20% lower	Mexico
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	6.4 vs bottom 20%	7.8 vs bottom 20%	18% lower	Mexico
Education Spending (% GDP)	3.3% of GDP	4.1% of GDP	18% lower	Mexico
Human Development Index	0.93	0.79	17% higher	Japan
Railway Length	27.3K km	23.4K km	17% higher	Japan
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	10 days/yr	12 days/yr	17% lower	Mexico
Water Stress (%)	18.53%	21.96%	16% lower	Mexico
Urban Population (%)	92.19%	79.75%	16% higher	Japan
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	12.84 µg/m³	14.99 µg/m³	14% lower	Mexico
Average Weekly Work Hours	36.6 hrs/week	42.09 hrs/week	13% lower	Mexico
Voter Turnout	53.84% of votes	61.04% of votes	12% lower	Mexico
Nuclear Electricity Share	5.5%	4.9%	12% higher	Japan
Life Expectancy	84.0 years	75.1 years	12% higher	Japan
Life Evaluation Score	6.1 pts	7.0 pts	12% lower	Mexico
Water Withdrawal	79.7 B m³	89.8 B m³	11% lower	Mexico
Home Internet Access	65.11% of households	71.51% of households	9% lower	Mexico
High-Tech Exports (%)	17.55%	19.3%	9% lower	Mexico
Job Strain	31.16% of employees	28.89% of employees	8% higher	Japan
Tobacco Use Prevalence	17.1% of adults	16% of adults	7% higher	Japan
Internet Users (%)	87%	81%	7% higher	Japan
Sanitation Access (%)	99.94%	92.99%	7% higher	Japan
Population	123.20M	130.74M	6% lower	Mexico
Women's Political Empowerment	0.84	0.80	5% higher	Japan
Unemployment Rate	2.6%	2.7%	5% lower	Mexico
Reading Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	4% lower	Mexico
Can Raise Emergency Money	96.08% of adults	92.51% of adults	4% higher	Japan
Poverty Rate	15.4% of population	15% of population	3% higher	Japan
Housing Affordability	79.08% of income	81.24% of income	3% lower	Mexico
Lack of Support	13.56% of adults 15+	14.04% of adults 15+	3% lower	Mexico
Science Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.6 vs bottom 10%	2% lower	Mexico
Hypertension Prevalence	32% of adults	32.8% of adults	2% lower	Mexico
Doctors (per 1,000)	2.6 per 1k	2.6 per 1k	2% higher	Japan
Air Pollution Exposure	99.34% of population	99.98% of population	1% lower	Mexico
Math Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1% higher	Japan
Electricity Carbon Intensity	477.26 gCO2/kWh	474.02 gCO2/kWh	1% higher	Japan
Social Support	85.9% of adults 15+	85.65% of adults 15+	equal	Japan
Electricity Access (%)	100%	99.7%	equal	Japan
Tourism Revenue	$11,395,000,000	$11,449,000,000	equal	Mexico
Lowest Elevation	-4 m	-10 m	ranked higher	Japan
Land Border Length	0 km	4.4K km	ranked lower	Mexico
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	4.8% of GDP	-0.4% of GDP	ranked higher	Japan
Border Neighbors	0	3.0	ranked lower	Mexico

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Analysis

Japan leads in 90 of 168 shared metrics, while Mexico leads in 78.

Japan's Low Life Satisfaction is 786.2x that of Mexico (23.3% of adults 16+ vs 0.03% of adults 16+).

Japan's Domestic Patents is 198.2x that of Mexico (222.5K vs 1.1K).

Japan's Researchers is 19.7x that of Mexico (5.6K per 1M vs 272.32 per 1M).

Japan's Long-Term Unemployment is 12.9x that of Mexico (0.80% of workforce vs 0.06% of workforce).

Japan's Hospital Beds (per 1,000) is 11.7x that of Mexico (12.7 per 1k vs 1.0 per 1k).

Key Comparisons

Low Life SatisfactionJapan leads

Japan

23.3% of adults 16+

Mexico

0.03% of adults 16+

Domestic PatentsJapan leads

Japan

222.5K

Mexico

1.1K

ResearchersJapan leads

Japan

5.6K per 1M

Mexico

272.32 per 1M

Long-Term UnemploymentJapan leads

Japan

0.80% of workforce

Mexico

0.06% of workforce

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)Japan leads

Japan

12.7 per 1k

Mexico

1.0 per 1k

R&D Spending (% GDP)Japan leads

Japan

3.4% of GDP

Mexico

0.27% of GDP

Low Life Satisfaction

23.3% of adults 16+

0.03% of adults 16+

Domestic Patents

222.5K

1.1K

Researchers

5.6K per 1M

272.32 per 1M

Long-Term Unemployment

0.80% of workforce

0.06% of workforce

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

12.7 per 1k

1.0 per 1k

R&D Spending (% GDP)

3.4% of GDP

0.27% of GDP

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.85 per 100k people

0.08 per 100k people

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.24 per 1M people

0.02 per 1M people

Coal Electricity Share

32.05%

3.0%

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

17.38 per 1M people

2.1 per 1M people

Merchant Fleet Size

5.2K

674

Health Spending Per Capita

$3,889.36

$650.97

Population Density

341.54 /km²

66.74 /km²

Scientific Publications

103.7K

21.0K

Credit Card Ownership

69.66% of adults

14.16% of adults

Government Debt (% GDP)

215.9% of GDP

45.1% of GDP

Foreign Patents

66.7K

15.0K

Nurses & Midwives

12.45 per 1k

3.0 per 1k

Elderly Population (%)

29.78%

8.2%

Electric Generating Capacity

361.62M kW

105.59M kW

Seafood Consumption per Person

46.65 kg/person/yr

13.95 kg/person/yr

Liberal Democracy Index

0.73

0.22

Coastline Length

29.8K km

9.3K km

Time Zones Count

3.0 time zones

1.0 time zones

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

7.7K kWh/person

2.6K kWh/person

Electricity Generation

1.0K TWh

361.28 TWh

GNI Per Capita

$36,000

$12,850

Shipping Traffic

22.52M

8.31M

Corruption Perceptions Index

71 pts

27 pts

Suicide Rate

17.43 per 100k

7.0 per 100k

Average Earnings

$49,445.91

$20,422.85

Housing Cost Burden

19.05% of households

8.3% of households

Digital Payments Used

95.79% of adults

41.39% of adults

Safe Drinking Water (%)

98.73%

42.97%

CO2 Per Capita

7.8 t/person/yr

3.5 t/person/yr

Happiness Inequality

3.9 vs bottom 20%

1.8 vs bottom 20%

GDP (Nominal)

$4,027,597,523,550.58

$1,856,365,616,165.94

Spirits Consumption

1.1 L/person/yr

0.50 L/person/yr

Forest Coverage (%)

68.4%

33.6%

Total CO2 Emissions

972.27 Mt CO2e

475.99 Mt CO2e

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$51,685.04

$25,738.6

Health Spending (% GDP)

11.42% of GDP

5.7% of GDP

Capital Elevation

6.0 m

2.2K m

Homicide Rate

0.20 per 100k

27.4 per 100k

Death Rate

12.04 per 1k

6.0 per 1k

Homicide Rate

0.23 per 100k

24.86 per 100k

Teen Birth Rate

1.7 per 1k

60.1 per 1k

Overcrowded Housing

1.6% of households

29.97% of households

Energy Use (Per Capita)

3.0K kg oil eq/person

1.6K kg oil eq/person

Protected Land (%)

29.5%

15.3%

GDP Growth Rate

0.10%

1.4%

Vehicles per 1,000 People

642.15 per 1k people

332.08 per 1k people

Tourist Arrivals

4.12M

51.13M

Political Corruption Index

0.05

0.57

Low Reading Skills

5.3% of students

38.44% of students

Low Math Skills

5.3% of students

38.44% of students

Low Science Skills

5.3% of students

38.44% of students

Obesity Rate

4.9%

36.09%

Broadband Access (%)

39 per 100 people

21 per 100 people

Extreme Temperature Exposure

5.7% of population

34.09% of population

Low Adult Numeracy

7.8% of adults

46.1% of adults

Infant Mortality

1.8 per 1k births

10.8 per 1k births

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

0.43% of GDP

2.4% of GDP

Airports

279

1.6K

Gender Pay Gap (%)

20.65% of male wages

11.41% of male wages

Road Deaths

2.6 per 100k

1.5 per 100k

Child Mortality

2.4 per 1k births

12.5 per 1k births

Land Area

364.6K km²

1.94M km²

Low Adult Literacy

0.94% of adults

4.5% of adults

Wind Electricity Share

1.3%

6.0%

Road Traffic Death Rate

2.7 per 100k

12 per 100k

Agricultural Land (%)

12.64%

50.69%

Electoral Democracy Index

0.82

0.47

Insufficient Physical Activity

44.75% of adults

25.57% of adults

Irrigated Land

15.7K km²

59.9K km²

Beer Consumption

1.1 L/person/yr

3.8 L/person/yr

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

$34,068

$20,013

Median Age

49.0 years

28.9 years

Women in Parliament (%)

15.7%

50.2%

Official Languages Count

1.0

3.0

Women in Senior Management

14.49% of managers

39.32% of managers

Youth NEET Rate

6.0% of youth 15-24

15.88% of youth 15-24

Forest Area

249.3K km²

653.1K km²

Food Waste per Person

80.57 kg/person/yr

214.72 kg/person/yr

Safety at Night

77.5% feeling safe at night

48% feeling safe at night

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

109.61 per 100k

68.68 per 100k

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

178.43 per 100 people

111.56 per 100 people

Birth Rate

6.8 per 1k

14.73 per 1k

Military Spending

1.4% of GDP

0.89% of GDP

Renewable Energy (%)

12.7%

8.3%

Air Passengers

120.31M

78.76M

Youth Population (%)

11.44%

24.51%

Big Mac Price

$3.03

$6.17

Dependency Ratio

70.12% of working-age pop.

48.72% of working-age pop.

Self-Rated Health

37.1% reporting good health

65.5% reporting good health

Inflation Rate

2.7%

4.7%

Adult Numeracy

292.28 pts

210.14 pts

Exports (% GDP)

22.77% of GDP

36.7% of GDP

Imports (% GDP)

23.64% of GDP

37.89% of GDP

Political Voice

28.56% who feel heard by government

45.46% who feel heard by government

University Enrollment Rate

64.89%

47.47%

Freedom of Expression Index

0.85

0.62

Math Skills

535.58 pts

395.03 pts

Milk Consumption per Person

72.06 kg/person/yr

111.87 kg/person/yr

Job Insecurity

2.7% of earnings at risk

4.0% of earnings at risk

Science Skills

546.63 pts

409.89 pts

Solar Electricity Share

9.8%

7.4%

Alcohol Consumption

6.4 L/adult/yr

4.8 L/adult/yr

Highest Elevation

3.8K m

5.6K m

Renewable Energy (%)

8.8%

13%

Youth Unemployment Rate

3.9% of youth labor force

5.7% of youth labor force

Adult Literacy

290.72 pts

221.58 pts

Life Satisfaction

5.9 pts

8.4 pts

Chronic Pain

20% of adults 15+

28.5% of adults 15+

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

19.91 per 100k

28.12 per 100k

Smoking Rate

19.2%

14.9%

Low-Wage Workers

10.47% of workers

14.53% of workers

Inequality (Gini)

32.3

43.5

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

26 sites

35 sites

Reading Skills

515.85 pts

415.36 pts

Numeracy Gap

1.5 vs bottom 10%

1.9 vs bottom 10%

Meat Consumption per Person

49.33 kg/person/yr

64.88 kg/person/yr

Fertility Rate

1.4 children/woman

1.9 children/woman

Armed Forces Personnel

261.0K

341.0K

Literacy Gap

1.4 vs bottom 10%

1.8 vs bottom 10%

Employment Rate (%)

85.14% of adults 25-64

70.94% of adults 25-64

Earnings Inequality

2.7 vs bottom 10%

3.3 vs bottom 10%

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

6.4 vs bottom 20%

7.8 vs bottom 20%

Education Spending (% GDP)

3.3% of GDP

4.1% of GDP

Human Development Index

0.93

0.79

Railway Length

27.3K km

23.4K km

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

10 days/yr

12 days/yr

Water Stress (%)

18.53%

21.96%

Urban Population (%)

92.19%

79.75%

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

12.84 µg/m³

14.99 µg/m³

Average Weekly Work Hours

36.6 hrs/week

42.09 hrs/week

Voter Turnout

53.84% of votes

61.04% of votes

Nuclear Electricity Share

5.5%

4.9%

Life Expectancy

84.0 years

75.1 years

Life Evaluation Score

6.1 pts

7.0 pts

Water Withdrawal

79.7 B m³

89.8 B m³

Home Internet Access

65.11% of households

71.51% of households

High-Tech Exports (%)

17.55%

19.3%

Job Strain

31.16% of employees

28.89% of employees

Tobacco Use Prevalence

17.1% of adults

16% of adults

Internet Users (%)

87%

81%

Sanitation Access (%)

99.94%

92.99%

Population

123.20M

130.74M

Women's Political Empowerment

0.84

0.80

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

2.7%

Reading Score Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Can Raise Emergency Money

96.08% of adults

92.51% of adults

Poverty Rate

15.4% of population

15% of population

Housing Affordability

79.08% of income

81.24% of income

Lack of Support

13.56% of adults 15+

14.04% of adults 15+

Science Score Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Hypertension Prevalence

32% of adults

32.8% of adults

Doctors (per 1,000)

2.6 per 1k

Air Pollution Exposure

99.34% of population

99.98% of population

Math Score Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

477.26 gCO2/kWh

474.02 gCO2/kWh

Social Support

85.9% of adults 15+

85.65% of adults 15+

Electricity Access (%)

100%

99.7%

Tourism Revenue

$11,395,000,000

$11,449,000,000

Lowest Elevation

-4 m

-10 m

Land Border Length

0 km

4.4K km

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

4.8% of GDP

-0.4% of GDP

Border Neighbors

3.0