Japan: 40 winsNorth Korea: 18 wins
Across 58 shared metrics
Analysis
Japan leads in 40 of 58 shared metrics, while North Korea leads in 18.
Japan's Air Passengers is 32602.2x that of North Korea (120.31M vs 3.7K).
Japan's Foreign Patents is 11123.7x that of North Korea (66.7K vs 6.00).
Japan's Scientific Publications is 392.6x that of North Korea (103.7K vs 263.49).
Japan's Electricity Capacity is 42.3x that of North Korea (361.62M vs 8.36M).
Japan's Electricity Generation is 37.5x that of North Korea (1.0K vs 26.55).
Key Comparisons
Air PassengersJapan leads
120.31M
3.7K
Foreign PatentsJapan leads
66.7K
6.00
Scientific PublicationsJapan leads
103.7K
263.49
Electricity CapacityJapan leads
361.62M
8.36M
Electricity GenerationJapan leads
1.0K
26.55
Domestic PatentsJapan leads
222.5K
6.9K
All Metrics
| Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Passengers | 120.31M | 3.7K | 3260224% higher | Japan |
| Foreign Patents | 66.7K | 6.00 | 1112367% higher | Japan |
| Scientific Publications | 103.7K | 263.49 | 39265% higher | Japan |
| Electricity Capacity | 361.62M | 8.36M | 4227% higher | Japan |
| Electricity Generation | 1.0K | 26.55 | 3750% higher | Japan |
| Domestic Patents | 222.5K | 6.9K | 3107% higher | Japan |
| Merchant Ships | 5.2K | 264 | 1881% higher | Japan |
| Carbon Emissions (Total) | 960.23M | 55.74M | 1623% higher | Japan |
| Protected Land (%) | 29.5% | 2.4% | 1129% higher | Japan |
| Coastline Length | 29.8K | 2.5K | 1092% higher | Japan |
| Electricity Use (Per Capita) | 7.7K | 829.774 | 823% higher | Japan |
| Water Withdrawal | 79.7 | 8.66 | 821% higher | Japan |
| Beer Consumption | 1.07 | 0.13 | 699% higher | Japan |
| Mobile Subscriptions (%) | 178.432 | 24 | 643% higher | Japan |
| Energy Use (Per Capita) | 3.0K | 640.514 | 374% higher | Japan |
| Population | 123.20M | 26.40M | 367% higher | Japan |
| Forest Area | 249.3K | 59.7K | 318% higher | Japan |
| Railway Length | 27.3K | 7.4K | 267% higher | Japan |
| Airports | 280 | 81 | 246% higher | Japan |
| Teen Birth Rate | 1.74 | 0.51 | 239% higher | Japan |
| CO2 Per Capita | 7.77 | 2.36 | 229% higher | Japan |
| Land Area | 364.6K | 120.4K | 203% higher | Japan |
| Elderly Population (%) | 29.8% | 12.4% | 140% higher | Japan |
| Military Spend (% GDP) | 1.4% | 25000000000.0% | 100% lower | North Korea |
| Active Military Personnel | 120.1K | 1.30M | 91% lower | North Korea |
| Infant Mortality | 1.80 | 14.5 | 88% lower | North Korea |
| Child Mortality | 2.40 | 18 | 87% lower | North Korea |
| Suicide Rate | 17.43 | 9.31 | 87% higher | Japan |
| Electricity Access (%) | 100.0% | 57.5% | 74% higher | Japan |
| Alcohol Consumption | 6.38 | 3.87 | 65% higher | Japan |
| Spirits Consumption | 1.08 | 2.87 | 62% lower | North Korea |
| Air Pollution (PM2.5) | 12.835 | 29.929 | 57% lower | North Korea |
| Population Density | 341.545 | 219.402 | 56% higher | Japan |
| Obesity Rate | 4.9% | 10.9% | 55% lower | North Korea |
| Dependency Ratio | 70.117 | 45.66 | 54% higher | Japan |
| Safe Drinking Water (%) | 98.7% | 66.6% | 48% higher | Japan |
| Birth Rate | 6.84 | 12.99 | 47% lower | North Korea |
| Urban Population (%) | 92.2% | 63.9% | 44% higher | Japan |
| Water Stress (%) | 18.5% | 12.9% | 43% higher | Japan |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 3.9% | 6.8% | 43% lower | North Korea |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 12.6% | 21.6% | 41% lower | North Korea |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 8.8% | 14.7% | 40% lower | North Korea |
| Youth Population (%) | 11.4% | 18.9% | 40% lower | North Korea |
| Median Age | 50.2 years | 36.2 years | 39% higher | Japan |
| Forest Coverage (%) | 68.4% | 49.6% | 38% higher | Japan |
| Highest Elevation | 3.8K | 2.7K | 38% higher | Japan |
| Death Rate | 12.04 | 9.01 | 34% higher | Japan |
| Doctors (per 1,000) | 2.65 | 3.63 | 27% lower | North Korea |
| Fertility Rate | 1.41 | 1.80 | 22% lower | North Korea |
| Sanitation Access (%) | 99.9% | 84.8% | 18% higher | Japan |
| Smoking Rate | 19.2% | 16.5% | 16% higher | Japan |
| Life Expectancy | 84.7 years | 73.6 years | 15% higher | Japan |
| Life Expectancy | 84.0 years | 73.6 years | 14% higher | Japan |
| Women in Parliament (%) | 15.7% | 17.6% | 11% lower | North Korea |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.6% | 2.9% | 10% lower | North Korea |
| Irrigated Land | 15.7K | 14.6K | 8% higher | Japan |
| Lowest Elevation | -4 | 0 | ranked lower | North Korea |
| Land Boundaries Length | 0 | 1.6K | ranked lower | North Korea |