Matchup file

Japan vs Netherlands

173 shared metrics.

JapanLeads in 83

vs173 shared

NetherlandsLeads in 90

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Japan

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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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Netherlands

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Identity

Formal name: Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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Identity

Name origin: the English name is derived from the country's Dutch name, which means "the lowlands" and describes the geographic area.

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Analysis

Netherlands leads in 90 of 173 shared metrics, while Japan leads in 83.

Japan's Domestic Patents is 106.0x that of Netherlands (222.5K vs 2.1K).

Japan's Forest Area is 66.0x that of Netherlands (249.3K km² vs 3.7K km²).

Japan's Coastline Length is 65.0x that of Netherlands (29.8K km vs 451 km).

Japan's Foreign Patents is 47.0x that of Netherlands (66.7K vs 1.4K).

Japan's Land Area is 9.8x that of Netherlands (364.6K km² vs 33.7K km²).

Key Comparisons

Domestic PatentsJapan leads

Japan

222.5K

Netherlands

2.1K

Forest AreaJapan leads

Japan

249.3K km²

Netherlands

3.7K km²

Coastline LengthJapan leads

Japan

29.8K km

Netherlands

451 km

Foreign PatentsJapan leads

Japan

66.7K

Netherlands

1.4K

Land AreaJapan leads

Japan

364.6K km²

Netherlands

33.7K km²

Water WithdrawalJapan leads

Japan

79.7 B m³

Netherlands

8.2 B m³

All Metrics

Domestic Patents

Japan

222.5K

Netherlands

2.1K

10595% higher

Forest Area

Japan

249.3K km²

Netherlands

3.7K km²

6597% higher

Coastline Length

Japan

29.8K km

Netherlands

451 km

6497% higher

Foreign Patents

Japan

66.7K

Netherlands

1.4K

4702% higher

Land Area

Japan

364.6K km²

Netherlands

33.7K km²

983% higher

Water Withdrawal

Japan

79.7 B m³

Netherlands

8.2 B m³

868% higher

Railway Length

Japan

27.3K km

Netherlands

3.1K km

794% higher

Electricity Generation

Japan

1.0K TWh

Netherlands

122.3 TWh

736% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Japan

972.27 Mt CO2e

Netherlands

118.79 Mt CO2e

718% higher

Population

Japan

123.20M

Netherlands

17.83M

591% higher

Airports

Japan

279

Netherlands

580% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Japan

261.0K

Netherlands

41.0K

537% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Japan

68.4%

Netherlands

11.06%

519% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Japan

361.62M kW

Netherlands

59.98M kW

503% higher

Low Life Satisfaction

Japan

23.3% of adults 16+

Netherlands

4.1% of adults 16+

462% higher

Irrigated Land

Japan

15.7K km²

Netherlands

3.0K km²

430% higher

Insufficient Physical Activity

Japan

44.75% of adults

Netherlands

9.8% of adults

358% higher

Coal Electricity Share

Japan

32.05%

Netherlands

7.1%

353% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Japan

5.2K

Netherlands

1.2K

341% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Japan

12.7 per 1k

Netherlands

2.9 per 1k

338% higher

Highest Elevation

Japan

3.8K m

Netherlands

862 m

338% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Japan

215.9% of GDP

Netherlands

56.5% of GDP

282% higher

Gender Pay Gap (%)

Japan

20.65% of male wages

Netherlands

6.1% of male wages

240% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Japan

$4,027,597,523,550.58

Netherlands

$1,214,927,698,572.66

232% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Japan

109.61 per 100k

Netherlands

33.52 per 100k

227% higher

Scientific Publications

Japan

103.7K

Netherlands

34.3K

202% higher

Air Passengers

Japan

120.31M

Netherlands

41.44M

190% higher

Happiness Inequality

Japan

3.9 vs bottom 20%

Netherlands

1.7 vs bottom 20%

133% higher

Poor Health

Japan

13.5% reporting poor health

Netherlands

6.0% reporting poor health

125% higher

Poverty Rate

Japan

15.4% of population

Netherlands

7.0% of population

120% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Japan

46.65 kg/person/yr

Netherlands

21.48 kg/person/yr

117% higher

Low-Wage Workers

Japan

10.47% of workers

Netherlands

5.2% of workers

102% higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Netherlands

Japan

0.85 per 100k people

Netherlands

113.92 per 100k people

99% lower

Wind Electricity Share

Netherlands

Japan

1.3%

Netherlands

24.97%

95% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Netherlands

Japan

0.10%

Netherlands

1.1%

90% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Japan

477.26 gCO2/kWh

Netherlands

253.56 gCO2/kWh

88% higher

Credit Card Ownership

Japan

69.66% of adults

Netherlands

37.43% of adults

86% higher

Political Corruption Index

Japan

0.05

Netherlands

0.03

85% higher

Social Time

Netherlands

Japan

1.4 hrs/week

Netherlands

8.4 hrs/week

83% lower

Milk Consumption per Person

Netherlands

Japan

72.06 kg/person/yr

Netherlands

341.47 kg/person/yr

79% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Netherlands

Japan

12.64%

Netherlands

53.55%

76% lower

Water Stress (%)

Netherlands

Japan

18.53%

Netherlands

74.86%

75% lower

Low Reading Skills

Netherlands

Japan

5.3% of students

Netherlands

20.2% of students

74% lower

Low Math Skills

Netherlands

Japan

5.3% of students

Netherlands

20.2% of students

74% lower

Low Science Skills

Netherlands

Japan

5.3% of students

Netherlands

20.2% of students

74% lower

Nuclear Electricity Share

Japan

5.5%

Netherlands

3.2%

72% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Netherlands

Japan

22.77% of GDP

Netherlands

82.43% of GDP

72% lower

Obesity Rate

Netherlands

Japan

4.9%

Netherlands

16.91%

71% lower

Beer Consumption

Netherlands

Japan

1.1 L/person/yr

Netherlands

3.5 L/person/yr

70% lower

Homicide Rate

Netherlands

Japan

0.20 per 100k

Netherlands

0.60 per 100k

67% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Netherlands

Japan

23.64% of GDP

Netherlands

71.4% of GDP

67% lower

Homicide Rate

Netherlands

Japan

0.23 per 100k

Netherlands

0.69 per 100k

67% lower

Low Adult Literacy

Netherlands

Japan

0.94% of adults

Netherlands

2.4% of adults

61% lower

Lack of Support

Japan

13.56% of adults 15+

Netherlands

8.5% of adults 15+

59% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Netherlands

Japan

15.7%

Netherlands

38.67%

59% lower

Long-Term Unemployment

Japan

0.80% of workforce

Netherlands

0.51% of workforce

57% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Netherlands

Japan

3.9% of youth labor force

Netherlands

8.8% of youth labor force

56% lower

Overcrowded Housing

Netherlands

Japan

1.6% of households

Netherlands

3.5% of households

55% lower

Solar Electricity Share

Netherlands

Japan

9.8%

Netherlands

21.12%

54% lower

Suicide Rate

Japan

17.43 per 100k

Netherlands

11.5 per 100k

52% higher

Shipping Traffic

Japan

22.52M

Netherlands

14.93M

51% higher

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Japan

3.4% of GDP

Netherlands

2.3% of GDP

51% higher

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Netherlands

Japan

10 days/yr

Netherlands

20 days/yr

50% lower

Infant Mortality

Netherlands

Japan

1.8 per 1k births

Netherlands

3.5 per 1k births

49% lower

Women in Senior Management

Netherlands

Japan

14.49% of managers

Netherlands

28.5% of managers

49% lower

Housing Cost Burden

Japan

19.05% of households

Netherlands

12.83% of households

48% higher

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

Japan

6.4 vs bottom 20%

Netherlands

4.3 vs bottom 20%

47% higher

Self-Rated Health

Netherlands

Japan

37.1% reporting good health

Netherlands

69.9% reporting good health

47% lower

Youth NEET Rate

Japan

6.0% of youth 15-24

Netherlands

4.1% of youth 15-24

45% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Japan

29.78%

Netherlands

20.5%

45% higher

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Netherlands

Japan

4.8% of GDP

Netherlands

8.8% of GDP

45% lower

Tourist Arrivals

Netherlands

Japan

4.12M

Netherlands

7.26M

43% lower

GNI Per Capita

Netherlands

Japan

$36,000

Netherlands

$62,520

42% lower

Child Mortality

Netherlands

Japan

2.4 per 1k births

Netherlands

4.0 per 1k births

40% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Netherlands

Japan

$51,685.04

Netherlands

$84,221.98

39% lower

Low Adult Numeracy

Netherlands

Japan

7.8% of adults

Netherlands

12.55% of adults

38% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Japan

178.43 per 100 people

Netherlands

129 per 100 people

38% higher

Food Waste per Person

Netherlands

Japan

80.57 kg/person/yr

Netherlands

129 kg/person/yr

38% lower

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

Japan

19.91 per 100k

Netherlands

14.62 per 100k

36% higher

Population Density

Netherlands

Japan

341.54 /km²

Netherlands

530.95 /km²

36% lower

Birth Rate

Netherlands

Japan

6.8 per 1k

Netherlands

10.68 per 1k

36% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Netherlands

Japan

3.3% of GDP

Netherlands

5.2% of GDP

36% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

Netherlands

Japan

49.33 kg/person/yr

Netherlands

75.82 kg/person/yr

35% lower

Average Earnings

Netherlands

Japan

$49,445.91

Netherlands

$75,370.1

34% lower

Home Internet Access

Netherlands

Japan

65.11% of households

Netherlands

98.56% of households

34% lower

Job Strain

Japan

31.16% of employees

Netherlands

23.37% of employees

33% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Netherlands

Japan

$3,889.36

Netherlands

$5,796.03

33% lower

Road Deaths

Netherlands

Japan

2.6 per 100k

Netherlands

3.8 per 100k

32% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Netherlands

Japan

2.6 per 1k

Netherlands

3.9 per 1k

32% lower

Voter Turnout

Netherlands

Japan

53.84% of votes

Netherlands

77.74% of votes

31% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Netherlands

Japan

12.7%

Netherlands

18.12%

30% lower

Protected Land (%)

Japan

29.5%

Netherlands

22.9%

29% higher

Unemployment Rate

Netherlands

Japan

2.6%

Netherlands

3.6%

29% lower

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

Netherlands

Japan

$34,068

Netherlands

$47,171

28% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Netherlands

Japan

8.8%

Netherlands

12.2%

28% lower

Military Spending

Netherlands

Japan

1.4% of GDP

Netherlands

1.9% of GDP

28% lower

Political Voice

Netherlands

Japan

28.56% who feel heard by government

Netherlands

39% who feel heard by government

27% lower

Dependency Ratio

Japan

70.12% of working-age pop.

Netherlands

55.09% of working-age pop.

27% higher

Alcohol Consumption

Netherlands

Japan

6.4 L/adult/yr

Netherlands

8.7 L/adult/yr

27% lower

Inequality (Gini)

Japan

32.3

Netherlands

25.7

26% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Netherlands

Japan

64.89%

Netherlands

86.59%

25% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

Netherlands

Japan

17.55%

Netherlands

23.47%

25% lower

Death Rate

Japan

12.04 per 1k

Netherlands

9.7 per 1k

24% higher

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Japan

7.7K kWh/person

Netherlands

6.2K kWh/person

24% higher

Youth Population (%)

Netherlands

Japan

11.44%

Netherlands

15.03%

24% lower

Life Satisfaction

Netherlands

Japan

5.9 pts

Netherlands

7.6 pts

23% lower

Chronic Pain

Netherlands

Japan

20% of adults 15+

Netherlands

26% of adults 15+

23% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Japan

7.8 t/person/yr

Netherlands

6.3 t/person/yr

23% higher

Average Weekly Work Hours

Japan

36.6 hrs/week

Netherlands

30.3 hrs/week

21% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Netherlands

Japan

2.7 per 100k

Netherlands

3.4 per 100k

21% lower

Reading Score Gap

Netherlands

Japan

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Netherlands

2.0 vs bottom 10%

18% lower

Median Age

Japan

49.0 years

Netherlands

41.4 years

18% higher

Inflation Rate

Netherlands

Japan

2.7%

Netherlands

3.3%

18% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Japan

12.84 µg/m³

Netherlands

10.89 µg/m³

18% higher

Spirits Consumption

Netherlands

Japan

1.1 L/person/yr

Netherlands

1.3 L/person/yr

17% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Netherlands

Japan

17.1% of adults

Netherlands

20.5% of adults

17% lower

Science Score Gap

Netherlands

Japan

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Netherlands

1.9 vs bottom 10%

16% lower

Loneliness

Netherlands

Japan

4.8% of adults 16+

Netherlands

5.7% of adults 16+

15% lower

Wealth Concentration

Netherlands

Japan

47.3% of wealth

Netherlands

55.7% of wealth

15% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Netherlands

Japan

6.1 pts

Netherlands

7.2 pts

15% lower

Fertility Rate

Netherlands

Japan

1.4 children/woman

Netherlands

1.6 children/woman

13% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

Japan

11.42% of GDP

Netherlands

10.1% of GDP

13% higher

Reading Skills

Japan

515.85 pts

Netherlands

459.24 pts

12% higher

Science Skills

Japan

546.63 pts

Netherlands

488.32 pts

12% higher

Math Score Gap

Netherlands

Japan

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Netherlands

1.8 vs bottom 10%

12% lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Japan

17.38 per 1M people

Netherlands

15.53 per 1M people

12% higher

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Netherlands

Japan

3.0K kg oil eq/person

Netherlands

3.4K kg oil eq/person

11% lower

Researchers

Netherlands

Japan

5.6K per 1M

Netherlands

6.3K per 1M

11% lower

Smoking Rate

Netherlands

Japan

19.2%

Netherlands

21.3%

10% lower

Internet Users (%)

Netherlands

Japan

87%

Netherlands

97%

10% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

Japan

96.08% of adults

Netherlands

87.64% of adults

10% higher

Math Skills

Japan

535.58 pts

Netherlands

492.68 pts

9% higher

Literacy Gap

Netherlands

Japan

1.4 vs bottom 10%

Netherlands

1.6 vs bottom 10%

9% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

Netherlands

Japan

71 pts

Netherlands

78 pts

9% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Netherlands

Japan

39 per 100 people

Netherlands

43 per 100 people

9% lower

Numeracy Gap

Netherlands

Japan

1.5 vs bottom 10%

Netherlands

1.6 vs bottom 10%

7% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Netherlands

Japan

1.7 per 1k

Netherlands

1.9 per 1k

7% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Netherlands

Japan

0.84

Netherlands

0.90

7% lower

Nurses & Midwives

Japan

12.45 per 1k

Netherlands

11.66 per 1k

7% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Netherlands

Japan

0.85

Netherlands

0.91

7% lower

Social Support

Netherlands

Japan

85.9% of adults 15+

Netherlands

90.98% of adults 15+

6% lower

Safety at Night

Netherlands

Japan

77.5% feeling safe at night

Netherlands

82.5% feeling safe at night

6% lower

Earnings Inequality

Japan

2.7 vs bottom 10%

Netherlands

2.5 vs bottom 10%

6% higher

Job Insecurity

Japan

2.7% of earnings at risk

Netherlands

2.5% of earnings at risk

5% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Netherlands

Japan

0.73

Netherlands

0.77

5% lower

Tourism Revenue

Japan

$11,395,000,000

Netherlands

$10,926,200,195.31

4% higher

Urban Population (%)

Netherlands

Japan

92.19%

Netherlands

95.64%

4% lower

Housing Affordability

Netherlands

Japan

79.08% of income

Netherlands

81.76% of income

3% lower

Adult Literacy

Japan

290.72 pts

Netherlands

282.32 pts

3% higher

Human Development Index

Netherlands

Japan

0.93

Netherlands

0.95

3% lower

Life Expectancy

Japan

84.0 years

Netherlands

81.9 years

3% higher

Digital Payments Used

Netherlands

Japan

95.79% of adults

Netherlands

98.79% of adults

3% lower

Employment Rate (%)

Japan

85.14% of adults 25-64

Netherlands

83.82% of adults 25-64

2% higher

Adult Numeracy

Japan

292.28 pts

Netherlands

287.74 pts

2% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Japan

99.94%

Netherlands

97.66%

2% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Netherlands

Japan

0.82

Netherlands

0.83

2% lower

Leisure Time

Netherlands

Japan

15.22 hrs/day

Netherlands

15.45 hrs/day

1% lower

Hypertension Prevalence

Netherlands

Japan

32% of adults

Netherlands

32.4% of adults

1% lower

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Netherlands

Japan

98.73%

Netherlands

99.96%

1% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Japan

642.15 per 1k people

Netherlands

635.05 per 1k people

1% higher

Gender Gap in Work

Japan

11 min/day

Netherlands

-4.83 min/day

ranked higher

Air Pollution Exposure

Netherlands

Japan

99.34% of population

Netherlands

99.41% of population

equal

Extreme Temperature Exposure

Japan

5.7% of population

Netherlands

0% of population

ranked higher

Time Zones Count

Japan

3.0 time zones

Netherlands

3.0 time zones

equal

Electricity Access (%)

Japan

100%

Netherlands

100%

equal

Capital Elevation

Japan

6.0 m

Netherlands

-2 m

ranked higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Japan

0.24 per 1M people

Netherlands

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Japan

-4 m

Netherlands

-7 m

ranked higher

Land Border Length

Netherlands

Japan

0 km

Netherlands

1.1K km

ranked lower

Official Languages Count

Japan

1.0

Netherlands

1.0

equal

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Japan

0.43% of GDP

Netherlands

-1.4% of GDP

ranked higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Japan

26 sites

Netherlands

0 sites

ranked higher

Border Neighbors

Netherlands

Japan

Netherlands

2.0

ranked lower

Comparison of Japan and Netherlands across 173 metrics
				Winner
Domestic Patents	222.5K	2.1K	10595% higher	Japan
Forest Area	249.3K km²	3.7K km²	6597% higher	Japan
Coastline Length	29.8K km	451 km	6497% higher	Japan
Foreign Patents	66.7K	1.4K	4702% higher	Japan
Land Area	364.6K km²	33.7K km²	983% higher	Japan
Water Withdrawal	79.7 B m³	8.2 B m³	868% higher	Japan
Railway Length	27.3K km	3.1K km	794% higher	Japan
Electricity Generation	1.0K TWh	122.3 TWh	736% higher	Japan
Total CO2 Emissions	972.27 Mt CO2e	118.79 Mt CO2e	718% higher	Japan
Population	123.20M	17.83M	591% higher	Japan
Airports	279	41	580% higher	Japan
Armed Forces Personnel	261.0K	41.0K	537% higher	Japan
Forest Coverage (%)	68.4%	11.06%	519% higher	Japan
Electric Generating Capacity	361.62M kW	59.98M kW	503% higher	Japan
Low Life Satisfaction	23.3% of adults 16+	4.1% of adults 16+	462% higher	Japan
Irrigated Land	15.7K km²	3.0K km²	430% higher	Japan
Insufficient Physical Activity	44.75% of adults	9.8% of adults	358% higher	Japan
Coal Electricity Share	32.05%	7.1%	353% higher	Japan
Merchant Fleet Size	5.2K	1.2K	341% higher	Japan
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	12.7 per 1k	2.9 per 1k	338% higher	Japan
Highest Elevation	3.8K m	862 m	338% higher	Japan
Government Debt (% GDP)	215.9% of GDP	56.5% of GDP	282% higher	Japan
Gender Pay Gap (%)	20.65% of male wages	6.1% of male wages	240% higher	Japan
GDP (Nominal)	$4,027,597,523,550.58	$1,214,927,698,572.66	232% higher	Japan
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	109.61 per 100k	33.52 per 100k	227% higher	Japan
Scientific Publications	103.7K	34.3K	202% higher	Japan
Air Passengers	120.31M	41.44M	190% higher	Japan
Happiness Inequality	3.9 vs bottom 20%	1.7 vs bottom 20%	133% higher	Japan
Poor Health	13.5% reporting poor health	6.0% reporting poor health	125% higher	Japan
Poverty Rate	15.4% of population	7.0% of population	120% higher	Japan
Seafood Consumption per Person	46.65 kg/person/yr	21.48 kg/person/yr	117% higher	Japan
Low-Wage Workers	10.47% of workers	5.2% of workers	102% higher	Japan
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0.85 per 100k people	113.92 per 100k people	99% lower	Netherlands
Wind Electricity Share	1.3%	24.97%	95% lower	Netherlands
GDP Growth Rate	0.10%	1.1%	90% lower	Netherlands
Electricity Carbon Intensity	477.26 gCO2/kWh	253.56 gCO2/kWh	88% higher	Japan
Credit Card Ownership	69.66% of adults	37.43% of adults	86% higher	Japan
Political Corruption Index	0.05	0.03	85% higher	Japan
Social Time	1.4 hrs/week	8.4 hrs/week	83% lower	Netherlands
Milk Consumption per Person	72.06 kg/person/yr	341.47 kg/person/yr	79% lower	Netherlands
Agricultural Land (%)	12.64%	53.55%	76% lower	Netherlands
Water Stress (%)	18.53%	74.86%	75% lower	Netherlands
Low Reading Skills	5.3% of students	20.2% of students	74% lower	Netherlands
Low Math Skills	5.3% of students	20.2% of students	74% lower	Netherlands
Low Science Skills	5.3% of students	20.2% of students	74% lower	Netherlands
Nuclear Electricity Share	5.5%	3.2%	72% higher	Japan
Exports (% GDP)	22.77% of GDP	82.43% of GDP	72% lower	Netherlands
Obesity Rate	4.9%	16.91%	71% lower	Netherlands
Beer Consumption	1.1 L/person/yr	3.5 L/person/yr	70% lower	Netherlands
Homicide Rate	0.20 per 100k	0.60 per 100k	67% lower	Netherlands
Imports (% GDP)	23.64% of GDP	71.4% of GDP	67% lower	Netherlands
Homicide Rate	0.23 per 100k	0.69 per 100k	67% lower	Netherlands
Low Adult Literacy	0.94% of adults	2.4% of adults	61% lower	Netherlands
Lack of Support	13.56% of adults 15+	8.5% of adults 15+	59% higher	Japan
Women in Parliament (%)	15.7%	38.67%	59% lower	Netherlands
Long-Term Unemployment	0.80% of workforce	0.51% of workforce	57% higher	Japan
Youth Unemployment Rate	3.9% of youth labor force	8.8% of youth labor force	56% lower	Netherlands
Overcrowded Housing	1.6% of households	3.5% of households	55% lower	Netherlands
Solar Electricity Share	9.8%	21.12%	54% lower	Netherlands
Suicide Rate	17.43 per 100k	11.5 per 100k	52% higher	Japan
Shipping Traffic	22.52M	14.93M	51% higher	Japan
R&D Spending (% GDP)	3.4% of GDP	2.3% of GDP	51% higher	Japan
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	10 days/yr	20 days/yr	50% lower	Netherlands
Infant Mortality	1.8 per 1k births	3.5 per 1k births	49% lower	Netherlands
Women in Senior Management	14.49% of managers	28.5% of managers	49% lower	Netherlands
Housing Cost Burden	19.05% of households	12.83% of households	48% higher	Japan
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	6.4 vs bottom 20%	4.3 vs bottom 20%	47% higher	Japan
Self-Rated Health	37.1% reporting good health	69.9% reporting good health	47% lower	Netherlands
Youth NEET Rate	6.0% of youth 15-24	4.1% of youth 15-24	45% higher	Japan
Elderly Population (%)	29.78%	20.5%	45% higher	Japan
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	4.8% of GDP	8.8% of GDP	45% lower	Netherlands
Tourist Arrivals	4.12M	7.26M	43% lower	Netherlands
GNI Per Capita	$36,000	$62,520	42% lower	Netherlands
Child Mortality	2.4 per 1k births	4.0 per 1k births	40% lower	Netherlands
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$51,685.04	$84,221.98	39% lower	Netherlands
Low Adult Numeracy	7.8% of adults	12.55% of adults	38% lower	Netherlands
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	178.43 per 100 people	129 per 100 people	38% higher	Japan
Food Waste per Person	80.57 kg/person/yr	129 kg/person/yr	38% lower	Netherlands
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	19.91 per 100k	14.62 per 100k	36% higher	Japan
Population Density	341.54 /km²	530.95 /km²	36% lower	Netherlands
Birth Rate	6.8 per 1k	10.68 per 1k	36% lower	Netherlands
Education Spending (% GDP)	3.3% of GDP	5.2% of GDP	36% lower	Netherlands
Meat Consumption per Person	49.33 kg/person/yr	75.82 kg/person/yr	35% lower	Netherlands
Average Earnings	$49,445.91	$75,370.1	34% lower	Netherlands
Home Internet Access	65.11% of households	98.56% of households	34% lower	Netherlands
Job Strain	31.16% of employees	23.37% of employees	33% higher	Japan
Health Spending Per Capita	$3,889.36	$5,796.03	33% lower	Netherlands
Road Deaths	2.6 per 100k	3.8 per 100k	32% lower	Netherlands
Doctors (per 1,000)	2.6 per 1k	3.9 per 1k	32% lower	Netherlands
Voter Turnout	53.84% of votes	77.74% of votes	31% lower	Netherlands
Renewable Energy (%)	12.7%	18.12%	30% lower	Netherlands
Protected Land (%)	29.5%	22.9%	29% higher	Japan
Unemployment Rate	2.6%	3.6%	29% lower	Netherlands
Disposable Income (Per Capita)	$34,068	$47,171	28% lower	Netherlands
Renewable Energy (%)	8.8%	12.2%	28% lower	Netherlands
Military Spending	1.4% of GDP	1.9% of GDP	28% lower	Netherlands
Political Voice	28.56% who feel heard by government	39% who feel heard by government	27% lower	Netherlands
Dependency Ratio	70.12% of working-age pop.	55.09% of working-age pop.	27% higher	Japan
Alcohol Consumption	6.4 L/adult/yr	8.7 L/adult/yr	27% lower	Netherlands
Inequality (Gini)	32.3	25.7	26% higher	Japan
University Enrollment Rate	64.89%	86.59%	25% lower	Netherlands
High-Tech Exports (%)	17.55%	23.47%	25% lower	Netherlands
Death Rate	12.04 per 1k	9.7 per 1k	24% higher	Japan
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	7.7K kWh/person	6.2K kWh/person	24% higher	Japan
Youth Population (%)	11.44%	15.03%	24% lower	Netherlands
Life Satisfaction	5.9 pts	7.6 pts	23% lower	Netherlands
Chronic Pain	20% of adults 15+	26% of adults 15+	23% lower	Netherlands
CO2 Per Capita	7.8 t/person/yr	6.3 t/person/yr	23% higher	Japan
Average Weekly Work Hours	36.6 hrs/week	30.3 hrs/week	21% higher	Japan
Road Traffic Death Rate	2.7 per 100k	3.4 per 100k	21% lower	Netherlands
Reading Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	2.0 vs bottom 10%	18% lower	Netherlands
Median Age	49.0 years	41.4 years	18% higher	Japan
Inflation Rate	2.7%	3.3%	18% lower	Netherlands
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	12.84 µg/m³	10.89 µg/m³	18% higher	Japan
Spirits Consumption	1.1 L/person/yr	1.3 L/person/yr	17% lower	Netherlands
Tobacco Use Prevalence	17.1% of adults	20.5% of adults	17% lower	Netherlands
Science Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.9 vs bottom 10%	16% lower	Netherlands
Loneliness	4.8% of adults 16+	5.7% of adults 16+	15% lower	Netherlands
Wealth Concentration	47.3% of wealth	55.7% of wealth	15% lower	Netherlands
Life Evaluation Score	6.1 pts	7.2 pts	15% lower	Netherlands
Fertility Rate	1.4 children/woman	1.6 children/woman	13% lower	Netherlands
Health Spending (% GDP)	11.42% of GDP	10.1% of GDP	13% higher	Japan
Reading Skills	515.85 pts	459.24 pts	12% higher	Japan
Science Skills	546.63 pts	488.32 pts	12% higher	Japan
Math Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.8 vs bottom 10%	12% lower	Netherlands
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	17.38 per 1M people	15.53 per 1M people	12% higher	Japan
Energy Use (Per Capita)	3.0K kg oil eq/person	3.4K kg oil eq/person	11% lower	Netherlands
Researchers	5.6K per 1M	6.3K per 1M	11% lower	Netherlands
Smoking Rate	19.2%	21.3%	10% lower	Netherlands
Internet Users (%)	87%	97%	10% lower	Netherlands
Can Raise Emergency Money	96.08% of adults	87.64% of adults	10% higher	Japan
Math Skills	535.58 pts	492.68 pts	9% higher	Japan
Literacy Gap	1.4 vs bottom 10%	1.6 vs bottom 10%	9% lower	Netherlands
Corruption Perceptions Index	71 pts	78 pts	9% lower	Netherlands
Broadband Access (%)	39 per 100 people	43 per 100 people	9% lower	Netherlands
Numeracy Gap	1.5 vs bottom 10%	1.6 vs bottom 10%	7% lower	Netherlands
Teen Birth Rate	1.7 per 1k	1.9 per 1k	7% lower	Netherlands
Women's Political Empowerment	0.84	0.90	7% lower	Netherlands
Nurses & Midwives	12.45 per 1k	11.66 per 1k	7% higher	Japan
Freedom of Expression Index	0.85	0.91	7% lower	Netherlands
Social Support	85.9% of adults 15+	90.98% of adults 15+	6% lower	Netherlands
Safety at Night	77.5% feeling safe at night	82.5% feeling safe at night	6% lower	Netherlands
Earnings Inequality	2.7 vs bottom 10%	2.5 vs bottom 10%	6% higher	Japan
Job Insecurity	2.7% of earnings at risk	2.5% of earnings at risk	5% higher	Japan
Liberal Democracy Index	0.73	0.77	5% lower	Netherlands
Tourism Revenue	$11,395,000,000	$10,926,200,195.31	4% higher	Japan
Urban Population (%)	92.19%	95.64%	4% lower	Netherlands
Housing Affordability	79.08% of income	81.76% of income	3% lower	Netherlands
Adult Literacy	290.72 pts	282.32 pts	3% higher	Japan
Human Development Index	0.93	0.95	3% lower	Netherlands
Life Expectancy	84.0 years	81.9 years	3% higher	Japan
Digital Payments Used	95.79% of adults	98.79% of adults	3% lower	Netherlands
Employment Rate (%)	85.14% of adults 25-64	83.82% of adults 25-64	2% higher	Japan
Adult Numeracy	292.28 pts	287.74 pts	2% higher	Japan
Sanitation Access (%)	99.94%	97.66%	2% higher	Japan
Electoral Democracy Index	0.82	0.83	2% lower	Netherlands
Leisure Time	15.22 hrs/day	15.45 hrs/day	1% lower	Netherlands
Hypertension Prevalence	32% of adults	32.4% of adults	1% lower	Netherlands
Safe Drinking Water (%)	98.73%	99.96%	1% lower	Netherlands
Vehicles per 1,000 People	642.15 per 1k people	635.05 per 1k people	1% higher	Japan
Gender Gap in Work	11 min/day	-4.83 min/day	ranked higher	Japan
Air Pollution Exposure	99.34% of population	99.41% of population	equal	Netherlands
Extreme Temperature Exposure	5.7% of population	0% of population	ranked higher	Japan
Time Zones Count	3.0 time zones	3.0 time zones	equal	Japan
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Japan
Capital Elevation	6.0 m	-2 m	ranked higher	Japan
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.24 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Japan
Lowest Elevation	-4 m	-7 m	ranked higher	Japan
Land Border Length	0 km	1.1K km	ranked lower	Netherlands
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Japan
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	0.43% of GDP	-1.4% of GDP	ranked higher	Japan
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	26 sites	0 sites	ranked higher	Japan
Border Neighbors	0	2.0	ranked lower	Netherlands

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Analysis

Netherlands leads in 90 of 173 shared metrics, while Japan leads in 83.

Japan's Domestic Patents is 106.0x that of Netherlands (222.5K vs 2.1K).

Japan's Forest Area is 66.0x that of Netherlands (249.3K km² vs 3.7K km²).

Japan's Coastline Length is 65.0x that of Netherlands (29.8K km vs 451 km).

Japan's Foreign Patents is 47.0x that of Netherlands (66.7K vs 1.4K).

Japan's Land Area is 9.8x that of Netherlands (364.6K km² vs 33.7K km²).

Key Comparisons

Domestic PatentsJapan leads

Japan

222.5K

Netherlands

2.1K

Forest AreaJapan leads

Japan

249.3K km²

Netherlands

3.7K km²

Coastline LengthJapan leads

Japan

29.8K km

Netherlands

451 km

Foreign PatentsJapan leads

Japan

66.7K

Netherlands

1.4K

Land AreaJapan leads

Japan

364.6K km²

Netherlands

33.7K km²

Water WithdrawalJapan leads

Japan

79.7 B m³

Netherlands

8.2 B m³

Domestic Patents

222.5K

2.1K

Forest Area

249.3K km²

3.7K km²

Coastline Length

29.8K km

451 km

Foreign Patents

66.7K

1.4K

Land Area

364.6K km²

33.7K km²

Water Withdrawal

79.7 B m³

8.2 B m³

Railway Length

27.3K km

3.1K km

Electricity Generation

1.0K TWh

122.3 TWh

Total CO2 Emissions

972.27 Mt CO2e

118.79 Mt CO2e

Population

123.20M

17.83M

Airports

279

Armed Forces Personnel

261.0K

41.0K

Forest Coverage (%)

68.4%

11.06%

Electric Generating Capacity

361.62M kW

59.98M kW

Low Life Satisfaction

23.3% of adults 16+

4.1% of adults 16+

Irrigated Land

15.7K km²

3.0K km²

Insufficient Physical Activity

44.75% of adults

9.8% of adults

Coal Electricity Share

32.05%

7.1%

Merchant Fleet Size

5.2K

1.2K

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

12.7 per 1k

2.9 per 1k

Highest Elevation

3.8K m

862 m

Government Debt (% GDP)

215.9% of GDP

56.5% of GDP

Gender Pay Gap (%)

20.65% of male wages

6.1% of male wages

GDP (Nominal)

$4,027,597,523,550.58

$1,214,927,698,572.66

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

109.61 per 100k

33.52 per 100k

Scientific Publications

103.7K

34.3K

Air Passengers

120.31M

41.44M

Happiness Inequality

3.9 vs bottom 20%

1.7 vs bottom 20%

Poor Health

13.5% reporting poor health

6.0% reporting poor health

Poverty Rate

15.4% of population

7.0% of population

Seafood Consumption per Person

46.65 kg/person/yr

21.48 kg/person/yr

Low-Wage Workers

10.47% of workers

5.2% of workers

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.85 per 100k people

113.92 per 100k people

Wind Electricity Share

1.3%

24.97%

GDP Growth Rate

0.10%

1.1%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

477.26 gCO2/kWh

253.56 gCO2/kWh

Credit Card Ownership

69.66% of adults

37.43% of adults

Political Corruption Index

0.05

0.03

Social Time

1.4 hrs/week

8.4 hrs/week

Milk Consumption per Person

72.06 kg/person/yr

341.47 kg/person/yr

Agricultural Land (%)

12.64%

53.55%

Water Stress (%)

18.53%

74.86%

Low Reading Skills

5.3% of students

20.2% of students

Low Math Skills

5.3% of students

20.2% of students

Low Science Skills

5.3% of students

20.2% of students

Nuclear Electricity Share

5.5%

3.2%

Exports (% GDP)

22.77% of GDP

82.43% of GDP

Obesity Rate

4.9%

16.91%

Beer Consumption

1.1 L/person/yr

3.5 L/person/yr

Homicide Rate

0.20 per 100k

0.60 per 100k

Imports (% GDP)

23.64% of GDP

71.4% of GDP

Homicide Rate

0.23 per 100k

0.69 per 100k

Low Adult Literacy

0.94% of adults

2.4% of adults

Lack of Support

13.56% of adults 15+

8.5% of adults 15+

Women in Parliament (%)

15.7%

38.67%

Long-Term Unemployment

0.80% of workforce

0.51% of workforce

Youth Unemployment Rate

3.9% of youth labor force

8.8% of youth labor force

Overcrowded Housing

1.6% of households

3.5% of households

Solar Electricity Share

9.8%

21.12%

Suicide Rate

17.43 per 100k

11.5 per 100k

Shipping Traffic

22.52M

14.93M

R&D Spending (% GDP)

3.4% of GDP

2.3% of GDP

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

10 days/yr

20 days/yr

Infant Mortality

1.8 per 1k births

3.5 per 1k births

Women in Senior Management

14.49% of managers

28.5% of managers

Housing Cost Burden

19.05% of households

12.83% of households

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

6.4 vs bottom 20%

4.3 vs bottom 20%

Self-Rated Health

37.1% reporting good health

69.9% reporting good health

Youth NEET Rate

6.0% of youth 15-24

4.1% of youth 15-24

Elderly Population (%)

29.78%

20.5%

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

4.8% of GDP

8.8% of GDP

Tourist Arrivals

4.12M

7.26M

GNI Per Capita

$36,000

$62,520

Child Mortality

2.4 per 1k births

4.0 per 1k births

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$51,685.04

$84,221.98

Low Adult Numeracy

7.8% of adults

12.55% of adults

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

178.43 per 100 people

129 per 100 people

Food Waste per Person

80.57 kg/person/yr

129 kg/person/yr

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

19.91 per 100k

14.62 per 100k

Population Density

341.54 /km²

530.95 /km²

Birth Rate

6.8 per 1k

10.68 per 1k

Education Spending (% GDP)

3.3% of GDP

5.2% of GDP

Meat Consumption per Person

49.33 kg/person/yr

75.82 kg/person/yr

Average Earnings

$49,445.91

$75,370.1

Home Internet Access

65.11% of households

98.56% of households

Job Strain

31.16% of employees

23.37% of employees

Health Spending Per Capita

$3,889.36

$5,796.03

Road Deaths

2.6 per 100k

3.8 per 100k

Doctors (per 1,000)

2.6 per 1k

3.9 per 1k

Voter Turnout

53.84% of votes

77.74% of votes

Renewable Energy (%)

12.7%

18.12%

Protected Land (%)

29.5%

22.9%

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

3.6%

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

$34,068

$47,171

Renewable Energy (%)

8.8%

12.2%

Military Spending

1.4% of GDP

1.9% of GDP

Political Voice

28.56% who feel heard by government

39% who feel heard by government

Dependency Ratio

70.12% of working-age pop.

55.09% of working-age pop.

Alcohol Consumption

6.4 L/adult/yr

8.7 L/adult/yr

Inequality (Gini)

32.3

25.7

University Enrollment Rate

64.89%

86.59%

High-Tech Exports (%)

17.55%

23.47%

Death Rate

12.04 per 1k

9.7 per 1k

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

7.7K kWh/person

6.2K kWh/person

Youth Population (%)

11.44%

15.03%

Life Satisfaction

5.9 pts

7.6 pts

Chronic Pain

20% of adults 15+

26% of adults 15+

CO2 Per Capita

7.8 t/person/yr

6.3 t/person/yr

Average Weekly Work Hours

36.6 hrs/week

30.3 hrs/week

Road Traffic Death Rate

2.7 per 100k

3.4 per 100k

Reading Score Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

2.0 vs bottom 10%

Median Age

49.0 years

41.4 years

Inflation Rate

2.7%

3.3%

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

12.84 µg/m³

10.89 µg/m³

Spirits Consumption

1.1 L/person/yr

1.3 L/person/yr

Tobacco Use Prevalence

17.1% of adults

20.5% of adults

Science Score Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

1.9 vs bottom 10%

Loneliness

4.8% of adults 16+

5.7% of adults 16+

Wealth Concentration

47.3% of wealth

55.7% of wealth

Life Evaluation Score

6.1 pts

7.2 pts

Fertility Rate

1.4 children/woman

1.6 children/woman

Health Spending (% GDP)

11.42% of GDP

10.1% of GDP

Reading Skills

515.85 pts

459.24 pts

Science Skills

546.63 pts

488.32 pts

Math Score Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

1.8 vs bottom 10%

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

17.38 per 1M people

15.53 per 1M people

Energy Use (Per Capita)

3.0K kg oil eq/person

3.4K kg oil eq/person

Researchers

5.6K per 1M

6.3K per 1M

Smoking Rate

19.2%

21.3%

Internet Users (%)

87%

97%

Can Raise Emergency Money

96.08% of adults

87.64% of adults

Math Skills

535.58 pts

492.68 pts

Literacy Gap

1.4 vs bottom 10%

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Corruption Perceptions Index

71 pts

78 pts

Broadband Access (%)

39 per 100 people

43 per 100 people

Numeracy Gap

1.5 vs bottom 10%

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Teen Birth Rate

1.7 per 1k

1.9 per 1k

Women's Political Empowerment

0.84

0.90

Nurses & Midwives

12.45 per 1k

11.66 per 1k

Freedom of Expression Index

0.85

0.91

Social Support

85.9% of adults 15+

90.98% of adults 15+

Safety at Night

77.5% feeling safe at night

82.5% feeling safe at night

Earnings Inequality

2.7 vs bottom 10%

2.5 vs bottom 10%

Job Insecurity

2.7% of earnings at risk

2.5% of earnings at risk

Liberal Democracy Index

0.73

0.77

Tourism Revenue

$11,395,000,000

$10,926,200,195.31

Urban Population (%)

92.19%

95.64%

Housing Affordability

79.08% of income

81.76% of income

Adult Literacy

290.72 pts

282.32 pts

Human Development Index

0.93

0.95

Life Expectancy

84.0 years

81.9 years

Digital Payments Used

95.79% of adults

98.79% of adults

Employment Rate (%)

85.14% of adults 25-64

83.82% of adults 25-64

Adult Numeracy

292.28 pts

287.74 pts

Sanitation Access (%)

99.94%

97.66%

Electoral Democracy Index

0.82

0.83

Leisure Time

15.22 hrs/day

15.45 hrs/day

Hypertension Prevalence

32% of adults

32.4% of adults

Safe Drinking Water (%)

98.73%

99.96%

Vehicles per 1,000 People

642.15 per 1k people

635.05 per 1k people

Gender Gap in Work

11 min/day

-4.83 min/day

Air Pollution Exposure

99.34% of population

99.41% of population

Extreme Temperature Exposure

5.7% of population

0% of population

Time Zones Count

3.0 time zones

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Capital Elevation

6.0 m

-2 m

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.24 per 1M people

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

-4 m

-7 m

Land Border Length

0 km

1.1K km

Official Languages Count

1.0

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

0.43% of GDP

-1.4% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

26 sites

0 sites

Border Neighbors

2.0