Japan: 47 winsRussia: 41 wins
Across 88 shared metrics
Analysis
Japan leads in 47 of 88 shared metrics, while Russia leads in 41.
Japan's Population Density is 37.9x that of Russia (341.545 vs 8.78).
Japan's Water Stress (%) is 11.3x that of Russia (18.5% vs 1.5%).
Japan's Government Debt (% GDP) is 10.7x that of Russia (215.9% vs 18.5%).
Japan's Domestic Patents is 10.4x that of Russia (222.5K vs 19.6K).
Japan's Foreign Patents is 4.8x that of Russia (66.7K vs 11.4K).
Key Comparisons
Population DensityJapan leads
341.545
8.78
Water Stress (%)Japan leads
18.5%
1.5%
Government Debt (% GDP)Japan leads
215.9%
18.5%
Domestic PatentsJapan leads
222.5K
19.6K
Foreign PatentsJapan leads
66.7K
11.4K
Shipping TrafficJapan leads
22.52M
3.91M
All Metrics
| Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population Density | 341.545 | 8.78 | 3789% higher | Japan |
| Water Stress (%) | 18.5% | 1.5% | 1133% higher | Japan |
| Government Debt (% GDP) | 215.9% | 18.5% | 1067% higher | Japan |
| Domestic Patents | 222.5K | 19.6K | 1037% higher | Japan |
| Foreign Patents | 66.7K | 11.4K | 485% higher | Japan |
| Shipping Traffic | 22.52M | 3.91M | 475% higher | Japan |
| R&D Spending (% GDP) | 3.4% | 0.9% | 268% higher | Japan |
| Health Spending Per Capita | 3.9K | 1.1K | 261% higher | Japan |
| Protected Land (%) | 29.5% | 11.5% | 157% higher | Japan |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 8.8% | 3.5% | 151% higher | Japan |
| GNI Per Capita | 36.0K | 15.3K | 135% higher | Japan |
| Tourism Revenue | 11.39B | 4.96B | 130% higher | Japan |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 12.7% | 6.0% | 112% higher | Japan |
| Researchers | 5.6K | 2.7K | 110% higher | Japan |
| Nurses & Midwives | 12.45 | 6.24 | 99% higher | Japan |
| Land Area | 364.6K | 16.38M | 98% lower | Russia |
| GDP Growth Rate | 0.1% | 4.3% | 98% lower | Russia |
| Forest Area | 249.3K | 8.15M | 97% lower | Russia |
| Homicide Rate | 0.23 | 6.77 | 97% lower | Russia |
| Active Military Personnel | 120.1K | 1.15M | 90% lower | Russia |
| Teen Birth Rate | 1.74 | 12.974 | 87% lower | Russia |
| GDP (Nominal) | 4027.60B | 2173.84B | 85% higher | Japan |
| Obesity Rate | 4.9% | 28.0% | 82% lower | Russia |
| Hospital Beds (per 1,000) | 12.7 | 7.00 | 81% higher | Japan |
| Merchant Ships | 5.2K | 2.9K | 80% higher | Japan |
| Military Spend (% GDP) | 1.4% | 7.0% | 80% lower | Russia |
| High-Tech Exports (%) | 17.6% | 9.7% | 80% higher | Japan |
| Elderly Population (%) | 29.8% | 17.2% | 73% higher | Japan |
| Nuclear Electricity Share | 5.5% | 18.4% | 70% lower | Russia |
| Airports | 280 | 905 | 69% lower | Russia |
| Railway Length | 27.3K | 85.5K | 68% lower | Russia |
| Inflation Rate | 2.7% | 8.4% | 68% lower | Russia |
| Spirits Consumption | 1.08 | 3.17 | 66% lower | Russia |
| Beer Consumption | 1.07 | 3.06 | 65% lower | Russia |
| Health Spending (% GDP) | 11.4% | 6.9% | 65% higher | Japan |
| Irrigated Land | 15.7K | 43.0K | 63% lower | Russia |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 3.9% | 9.3% | 58% lower | Russia |
| Broadband Access (%) | 39 | 25.824 | 51% higher | Japan |
| Infant Mortality | 1.80 | 3.70 | 51% lower | Russia |
| Doctors (per 1,000) | 2.65 | 5.11 | 48% lower | Russia |
| Carbon Emissions (Total) | 960.23M | 1.84B | 48% lower | Russia |
| Child Mortality | 2.40 | 4.50 | 47% lower | Russia |
| Energy Use (Per Capita) | 3.0K | 5.6K | 46% lower | Russia |
| Alcohol Consumption | 6.38 | 10.53 | 39% lower | Russia |
| Forest Coverage (%) | 68.4% | 49.8% | 37% higher | Japan |
| CO2 Per Capita | 7.77 | 12.295 | 37% lower | Russia |
| Tourist Arrivals | 4.12M | 6.36M | 35% lower | Russia |
| Smoking Rate | 19.2% | 29.2% | 34% lower | Russia |
| Imports (% GDP) | 23.6% | 17.6% | 34% higher | Japan |
| Youth Population (%) | 11.4% | 17.3% | 34% lower | Russia |
| Dependency Ratio | 70.117 | 52.569 | 33% higher | Japan |
| Highest Elevation | 3.8K | 5.6K | 33% lower | Russia |
| Safe Drinking Water (%) | 98.7% | 76.3% | 29% higher | Japan |
| Water Withdrawal | 79.7 | 64.82 | 23% higher | Japan |
| Scientific Publications | 103.7K | 84.3K | 23% higher | Japan |
| Urban Population (%) | 92.2% | 75.1% | 23% higher | Japan |
| Air Passengers | 120.31M | 98.87M | 22% higher | Japan |
| Coastline Length | 29.8K | 37.7K | 21% lower | Russia |
| Education Spending (% GDP) | 3.3% | 4.2% | 20% lower | Russia |
| Electricity Capacity | 361.62M | 301.93M | 20% higher | Japan |
| Median Age | 50.2 years | 42.3 years | 19% higher | Japan |
| Suicide Rate | 17.43 | 21.37 | 18% lower | Russia |
| Birth Rate | 6.84 | 8.27 | 17% lower | Russia |
| Life Expectancy | 84.7 years | 73.2 years | 16% higher | Japan |
| Electricity Generation | 1.0K | 1.2K | 16% lower | Russia |
| Life Expectancy | 84.0 years | 73.3 years | 15% higher | Japan |
| Death Rate | 12.04 | 13.93 | 14% lower | Russia |
| Air Pollution (PM2.5) | 12.835 | 11.273 | 14% higher | Japan |
| Population | 123.20M | 140.13M | 12% lower | Russia |
| Human Development Index | 0.93 | 0.83 | 11% higher | Japan |
| GDP Per Capita | $46.1K | $41.7K | 11% higher | Japan |
| GDP Per Capita (PPP) | 51.7K | 47.4K | 9% higher | Japan |
| Internet Users (%) | 87.0% | 94.4% | 8% lower | Russia |
| Sanitation Access (%) | 99.9% | 92.2% | 8% higher | Japan |
| University Enrollment Rate | 64.9% | 60.4% | 7% higher | Japan |
| Fertility Rate | 1.41 | 1.52 | 7% lower | Russia |
| Electricity Use (Per Capita) | 7.7K | 7.2K | 7% higher | Japan |
| Women in Parliament (%) | 15.7% | 16.4% | 5% lower | Russia |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 12.6% | 13.2% | 4% lower | Russia |
| Mobile Subscriptions (%) | 178.432 | 186 | 4% lower | Russia |
| Exports (% GDP) | 22.8% | 21.9% | 4% higher | Japan |
| Inequality (Gini) | 32.3 | 33 | 2% lower | Russia |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.6% | 2.5% | 1% higher | Japan |
| Electricity Access (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | equal | Japan |
| Skilled Birth Attendance (%) | 99.8% | 99.6% | equal | Japan |
| Lowest Elevation | -4 | -28 | ranked higher | Japan |
| Land Boundaries Length | 0 | 22.4K | ranked lower | Russia |
| FDI Inflows (% GDP) | 0.4% | -0.4% | ranked higher | Japan |

