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Japan vs Saudi Arabia

115 shared metrics.

JapanLeads in 71

vs115 shared

Saudi ArabiaLeads in 44

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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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Saudi Arabia

Quick context before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Identity

Name origin: named after the ruling dynasty of the country, the House of Saud.

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Analysis

Japan leads in 71 of 115 shared metrics, while Saudi Arabia leads in 44.

Japan's Domestic Patents is 158.1x that of Saudi Arabia (222.5K vs 1.4K).

Japan's Forest Coverage (%) is 149.5x that of Saudi Arabia (68.4% vs 0.45%).

Japan's Renewable Energy (%) is 87.0x that of Saudi Arabia (8.8% vs 0.10%).

Japan's Electoral Democracy Index is 50.2x that of Saudi Arabia (0.82 vs 0.02).

Japan's High-Tech Exports (%) is 31.3x that of Saudi Arabia (17.55% vs 0.54%).

Key Comparisons

Domestic PatentsJapan leads

Japan

222.5K

Saudi Arabia

1.4K

Forest Coverage (%)Japan leads

Japan

68.4%

Saudi Arabia

0.45%

Renewable Energy (%)Japan leads

Japan

8.8%

Saudi Arabia

0.10%

Electoral Democracy IndexJapan leads

Japan

0.82

Saudi Arabia

0.02

High-Tech Exports (%)Japan leads

Japan

17.55%

Saudi Arabia

0.54%

Foreign PatentsJapan leads

Japan

66.7K

Saudi Arabia

2.6K

All Metrics

Domestic Patents

Japan

222.5K

Saudi Arabia

1.4K

15812% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Japan

68.4%

Saudi Arabia

0.45%

14949% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Japan

8.8%

Saudi Arabia

0.10%

8700% higher

Electoral Democracy Index

Japan

0.82

Saudi Arabia

0.02

5019% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Japan

17.55%

Saudi Arabia

0.54%

3127% higher

Foreign Patents

Japan

66.7K

Saudi Arabia

2.6K

2486% higher

Forest Area

Japan

249.3K km²

Saudi Arabia

9.8K km²

2452% higher

Population Density

Japan

341.54 /km²

Saudi Arabia

15.68 /km²

2079% higher

Suicide Rate

Japan

17.43 per 100k

Saudi Arabia

0.95 per 100k

1735% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Japan

12.7%

Saudi Arabia

0.73%

1643% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Japan

215.9% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

13.1% of GDP

1548% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Japan

0.73

Saudi Arabia

0.05

1462% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Japan

5.2K

Saudi Arabia

433

1108% higher

Coastline Length

Japan

29.8K km

Saudi Arabia

2.6K km

1027% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Japan

29.78%

Saudi Arabia

3.0%

909% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Japan

0.85

Saudi Arabia

0.09

821% higher

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Japan

3.4% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

0.56% of GDP

503% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Japan

12.7 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

2.2 per 1k

477% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Japan

9.8%

Saudi Arabia

1.8%

442% higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Japan

17.38 per 1M people

Saudi Arabia

3.2 per 1M people

438% higher

Railway Length

Japan

27.3K km

Saudi Arabia

5.4K km

405% higher

Researchers

Japan

5.6K per 1M

Saudi Arabia

1.1K per 1M

402% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Japan

46.65 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

11.35 kg/person/yr

311% higher

Scientific Publications

Japan

103.7K

Saudi Arabia

25.8K

302% higher

Wind Electricity Share

Japan

1.3%

Saudi Arabia

0.35%

257% higher

Death Rate

Japan

12.04 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

3.5 per 1k

243% higher

Water Withdrawal

Japan

79.7 B m³

Saudi Arabia

23.38 B m³

241% higher

Population

Japan

123.20M

Saudi Arabia

36.54M

237% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Japan

$4,027,597,523,550.58

Saudi Arabia

$1,239,804,533,333.33

225% higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Japan

26 sites

Saudi Arabia

8.0 sites

225% higher

Airports

Japan

279

Saudi Arabia

213% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Japan

361.62M kW

Saudi Arabia

119.62M kW

202% higher

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Japan

642.15 per 1k people

Saudi Arabia

222.77 per 1k people

188% higher

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Japan

0.85 per 100k people

Saudi Arabia

0.31 per 100k people

171% higher

Air Passengers

Japan

120.31M

Saudi Arabia

47.98M

151% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Japan

11.42% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

4.6% of GDP

147% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Japan

$3,889.36

Saudi Arabia

$1,593.37

144% higher

Women's Political Empowerment

Japan

0.84

Saudi Arabia

0.35

143% higher

Credit Card Ownership

Japan

69.66% of adults

Saudi Arabia

30.13% of adults

131% higher

Nurses & Midwives

Japan

12.45 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

5.5 per 1k

126% higher

Electricity Generation

Japan

1.0K TWh

Saudi Arabia

454.64 TWh

125% higher

Shipping Traffic

Japan

22.52M

Saudi Arabia

10.46M

115% higher

Irrigated Land

Japan

15.7K km²

Saudi Arabia

7.6K km²

108% higher

Capital Elevation

Saudi Arabia

Japan

6.0 m

Saudi Arabia

612 m

99% lower

Water Stress (%)

Saudi Arabia

Japan

18.53%

Saudi Arabia

974.17%

98% lower

GDP Growth Rate

Saudi Arabia

Japan

0.10%

Saudi Arabia

2.0%

95% lower

Dependency Ratio

Japan

70.12% of working-age pop.

Saudi Arabia

36.55% of working-age pop.

92% higher

Tourism Revenue

Japan

$11,395,000,000

Saudi Arabia

$5,960,000,000

91% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Japan

109.61 per 100k

Saudi Arabia

58.04 per 100k

89% higher

Obesity Rate

Saudi Arabia

Japan

4.9%

Saudi Arabia

41.11%

88% lower

Political Corruption Index

Saudi Arabia

Japan

0.05

Saudi Arabia

0.33

85% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Saudi Arabia

Japan

2.7 per 100k

Saudi Arabia

18.5 per 100k

85% lower

Teen Birth Rate

Saudi Arabia

Japan

1.7 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

11.11 per 1k

84% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Saudi Arabia

Japan

12.64%

Saudi Arabia

80.77%

84% lower

Land Area

Saudi Arabia

Japan

364.6K km²

Saudi Arabia

2.15M km²

83% lower

Military Spending

Saudi Arabia

Japan

1.4% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

7.3% of GDP

81% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Saudi Arabia

Japan

12.84 µg/m³

Saudi Arabia

53.15 µg/m³

76% lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

Japan

0.43% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

1.7% of GDP

75% lower

Median Age

Japan

49.0 years

Saudi Arabia

29.2 years

67% higher

Infant Mortality

Saudi Arabia

Japan

1.8 per 1k births

Saudi Arabia

4.9 per 1k births

63% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Saudi Arabia

Japan

7.8 t/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

20.38 t/person/yr

62% lower

Child Mortality

Saudi Arabia

Japan

2.4 per 1k births

Saudi Arabia

6.2 per 1k births

61% lower

Youth Unemployment Rate

Saudi Arabia

Japan

3.9% of youth labor force

Saudi Arabia

10.01% of youth labor force

61% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Saudi Arabia

Japan

3.0K kg oil eq/person

Saudi Arabia

7.5K kg oil eq/person

60% lower

Protected Land (%)

Japan

29.5%

Saudi Arabia

18.5%

59% higher

Inflation Rate

Japan

2.7%

Saudi Arabia

1.7%

59% higher

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Saudi Arabia

Japan

10 days/yr

Saudi Arabia

21 days/yr

52% lower

Youth Population (%)

Saudi Arabia

Japan

11.44%

Saudi Arabia

23.82%

52% lower

Time Zones Count

Japan

3.0 time zones

Saudi Arabia

2.0 time zones

50% higher

Birth Rate

Saudi Arabia

Japan

6.8 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

13.41 per 1k

49% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Japan

972.27 Mt CO2e

Saudi Arabia

652.51 Mt CO2e

49% higher

Food Waste per Person

Saudi Arabia

Japan

80.57 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

148.88 kg/person/yr

46% lower

Big Mac Price

Saudi Arabia

Japan

$3.03

Saudi Arabia

$5.07

40% lower

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Saudi Arabia

Japan

7.7K kWh/person

Saudi Arabia

11.8K kWh/person

35% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

Japan

3.3% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

5.1% of GDP

35% lower

Unemployment Rate

Saudi Arabia

Japan

2.6%

Saudi Arabia

3.9%

34% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Saudi Arabia

Japan

477.26 gCO2/kWh

Saudi Arabia

691.95 gCO2/kWh

31% lower

Smoking Rate

Japan

19.2%

Saudi Arabia

14.9%

29% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Saudi Arabia

Japan

$51,685.04

Saudi Arabia

$71,375.37

28% lower

Highest Elevation

Japan

3.8K m

Saudi Arabia

3.0K m

26% higher

Digital Payments Used

Japan

95.79% of adults

Saudi Arabia

75.72% of adults

26% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

Japan

71 pts

Saudi Arabia

57 pts

25% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Saudi Arabia

Japan

64.89%

Saudi Arabia

83.88%

23% lower

Fertility Rate

Saudi Arabia

Japan

1.4 children/woman

Saudi Arabia

1.8 children/woman

23% lower

Exports (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

Japan

22.77% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

29.11% of GDP

22% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Saudi Arabia

Japan

2.6 per 1k

Saudi Arabia

3.4 per 1k

22% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

Saudi Arabia

Japan

15.7%

Saudi Arabia

19.87%

21% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Saudi Arabia

Japan

44.75% of adults

Saudi Arabia

54.13% of adults

17% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Japan

17.1% of adults

Saudi Arabia

14.7% of adults

16% higher

Milk Consumption per Person

Saudi Arabia

Japan

72.06 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

83.65 kg/person/yr

14% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Japan

178.43 per 100 people

Saudi Arabia

157.78 per 100 people

13% higher

Internet Users (%)

Saudi Arabia

Japan

87%

Saudi Arabia

100%

13% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Saudi Arabia

Japan

39 per 100 people

Saudi Arabia

44 per 100 people

11% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Saudi Arabia

Japan

6.1 pts

Saudi Arabia

6.8 pts

10% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

Saudi Arabia

Japan

49.33 kg/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

54.13 kg/person/yr

9% lower

Urban Population (%)

Japan

92.19%

Saudi Arabia

84.46%

9% higher

Imports (% GDP)

Saudi Arabia

Japan

23.64% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

25.57% of GDP

8% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

Saudi Arabia

Japan

261.0K

Saudi Arabia

282.0K

7% lower

Life Expectancy

Japan

84.0 years

Saudi Arabia

78.7 years

7% higher

Hypertension Prevalence

Saudi Arabia

Japan

32% of adults

Saudi Arabia

34.2% of adults

6% lower

Human Development Index

Japan

0.93

Saudi Arabia

0.90

3% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Japan

99.94%

Saudi Arabia

97.61%

2% higher

GNI Per Capita

Japan

$36,000

Saudi Arabia

$35,630

1% higher

Beer Consumption

Japan

1.1 L/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

ranked higher

Spirits Consumption

Japan

1.1 L/person/yr

Saudi Arabia

0 L/person/yr

ranked higher

Coal Electricity Share

Japan

32.05%

Saudi Arabia

ranked higher

Electricity Access (%)

Japan

100%

Saudi Arabia

100%

equal

Alcohol Consumption

Japan

6.4 L/adult/yr

Saudi Arabia

0 L/adult/yr

ranked higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Japan

0.24 per 1M people

Saudi Arabia

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Saudi Arabia

Japan

-4 m

Saudi Arabia

0 m

ranked lower

Land Border Length

Saudi Arabia

Japan

0 km

Saudi Arabia

4.3K km

ranked lower

Official Languages Count

Japan

1.0

Saudi Arabia

1.0

equal

Can Raise Emergency Money

Japan

96.08% of adults

Saudi Arabia

95.89% of adults

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Japan

4.8% of GDP

Saudi Arabia

-3% of GDP

ranked higher

Border Neighbors

Saudi Arabia

Japan

Saudi Arabia

7.0

ranked lower

Comparison of Japan and Saudi Arabia across 115 metrics
				Winner
Domestic Patents	222.5K	1.4K	15812% higher	Japan
Forest Coverage (%)	68.4%	0.45%	14949% higher	Japan
Renewable Energy (%)	8.8%	0.10%	8700% higher	Japan
Electoral Democracy Index	0.82	0.02	5019% higher	Japan
High-Tech Exports (%)	17.55%	0.54%	3127% higher	Japan
Foreign Patents	66.7K	2.6K	2486% higher	Japan
Forest Area	249.3K km²	9.8K km²	2452% higher	Japan
Population Density	341.54 /km²	15.68 /km²	2079% higher	Japan
Suicide Rate	17.43 per 100k	0.95 per 100k	1735% higher	Japan
Renewable Energy (%)	12.7%	0.73%	1643% higher	Japan
Government Debt (% GDP)	215.9% of GDP	13.1% of GDP	1548% higher	Japan
Liberal Democracy Index	0.73	0.05	1462% higher	Japan
Merchant Fleet Size	5.2K	433	1108% higher	Japan
Coastline Length	29.8K km	2.6K km	1027% higher	Japan
Elderly Population (%)	29.78%	3.0%	909% higher	Japan
Freedom of Expression Index	0.85	0.09	821% higher	Japan
R&D Spending (% GDP)	3.4% of GDP	0.56% of GDP	503% higher	Japan
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	12.7 per 1k	2.2 per 1k	477% higher	Japan
Solar Electricity Share	9.8%	1.8%	442% higher	Japan
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	17.38 per 1M people	3.2 per 1M people	438% higher	Japan
Railway Length	27.3K km	5.4K km	405% higher	Japan
Researchers	5.6K per 1M	1.1K per 1M	402% higher	Japan
Seafood Consumption per Person	46.65 kg/person/yr	11.35 kg/person/yr	311% higher	Japan
Scientific Publications	103.7K	25.8K	302% higher	Japan
Wind Electricity Share	1.3%	0.35%	257% higher	Japan
Death Rate	12.04 per 1k	3.5 per 1k	243% higher	Japan
Water Withdrawal	79.7 B m³	23.38 B m³	241% higher	Japan
Population	123.20M	36.54M	237% higher	Japan
GDP (Nominal)	$4,027,597,523,550.58	$1,239,804,533,333.33	225% higher	Japan
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	26 sites	8.0 sites	225% higher	Japan
Airports	279	89	213% higher	Japan
Electric Generating Capacity	361.62M kW	119.62M kW	202% higher	Japan
Vehicles per 1,000 People	642.15 per 1k people	222.77 per 1k people	188% higher	Japan
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0.85 per 100k people	0.31 per 100k people	171% higher	Japan
Air Passengers	120.31M	47.98M	151% higher	Japan
Health Spending (% GDP)	11.42% of GDP	4.6% of GDP	147% higher	Japan
Health Spending Per Capita	$3,889.36	$1,593.37	144% higher	Japan
Women's Political Empowerment	0.84	0.35	143% higher	Japan
Credit Card Ownership	69.66% of adults	30.13% of adults	131% higher	Japan
Nurses & Midwives	12.45 per 1k	5.5 per 1k	126% higher	Japan
Electricity Generation	1.0K TWh	454.64 TWh	125% higher	Japan
Shipping Traffic	22.52M	10.46M	115% higher	Japan
Irrigated Land	15.7K km²	7.6K km²	108% higher	Japan
Capital Elevation	6.0 m	612 m	99% lower	Saudi Arabia
Water Stress (%)	18.53%	974.17%	98% lower	Saudi Arabia
GDP Growth Rate	0.10%	2.0%	95% lower	Saudi Arabia
Dependency Ratio	70.12% of working-age pop.	36.55% of working-age pop.	92% higher	Japan
Tourism Revenue	$11,395,000,000	$5,960,000,000	91% higher	Japan
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	109.61 per 100k	58.04 per 100k	89% higher	Japan
Obesity Rate	4.9%	41.11%	88% lower	Saudi Arabia
Political Corruption Index	0.05	0.33	85% lower	Saudi Arabia
Road Traffic Death Rate	2.7 per 100k	18.5 per 100k	85% lower	Saudi Arabia
Teen Birth Rate	1.7 per 1k	11.11 per 1k	84% lower	Saudi Arabia
Agricultural Land (%)	12.64%	80.77%	84% lower	Saudi Arabia
Land Area	364.6K km²	2.15M km²	83% lower	Saudi Arabia
Military Spending	1.4% of GDP	7.3% of GDP	81% lower	Saudi Arabia
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	12.84 µg/m³	53.15 µg/m³	76% lower	Saudi Arabia
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	0.43% of GDP	1.7% of GDP	75% lower	Saudi Arabia
Median Age	49.0 years	29.2 years	67% higher	Japan
Infant Mortality	1.8 per 1k births	4.9 per 1k births	63% lower	Saudi Arabia
CO2 Per Capita	7.8 t/person/yr	20.38 t/person/yr	62% lower	Saudi Arabia
Child Mortality	2.4 per 1k births	6.2 per 1k births	61% lower	Saudi Arabia
Youth Unemployment Rate	3.9% of youth labor force	10.01% of youth labor force	61% lower	Saudi Arabia
Energy Use (Per Capita)	3.0K kg oil eq/person	7.5K kg oil eq/person	60% lower	Saudi Arabia
Protected Land (%)	29.5%	18.5%	59% higher	Japan
Inflation Rate	2.7%	1.7%	59% higher	Japan
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	10 days/yr	21 days/yr	52% lower	Saudi Arabia
Youth Population (%)	11.44%	23.82%	52% lower	Saudi Arabia
Time Zones Count	3.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	50% higher	Japan
Birth Rate	6.8 per 1k	13.41 per 1k	49% lower	Saudi Arabia
Total CO2 Emissions	972.27 Mt CO2e	652.51 Mt CO2e	49% higher	Japan
Food Waste per Person	80.57 kg/person/yr	148.88 kg/person/yr	46% lower	Saudi Arabia
Big Mac Price	$3.03	$5.07	40% lower	Saudi Arabia
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	7.7K kWh/person	11.8K kWh/person	35% lower	Saudi Arabia
Education Spending (% GDP)	3.3% of GDP	5.1% of GDP	35% lower	Saudi Arabia
Unemployment Rate	2.6%	3.9%	34% lower	Saudi Arabia
Electricity Carbon Intensity	477.26 gCO2/kWh	691.95 gCO2/kWh	31% lower	Saudi Arabia
Smoking Rate	19.2%	14.9%	29% higher	Japan
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$51,685.04	$71,375.37	28% lower	Saudi Arabia
Highest Elevation	3.8K m	3.0K m	26% higher	Japan
Digital Payments Used	95.79% of adults	75.72% of adults	26% higher	Japan
Corruption Perceptions Index	71 pts	57 pts	25% higher	Japan
University Enrollment Rate	64.89%	83.88%	23% lower	Saudi Arabia
Fertility Rate	1.4 children/woman	1.8 children/woman	23% lower	Saudi Arabia
Exports (% GDP)	22.77% of GDP	29.11% of GDP	22% lower	Saudi Arabia
Doctors (per 1,000)	2.6 per 1k	3.4 per 1k	22% lower	Saudi Arabia
Women in Parliament (%)	15.7%	19.87%	21% lower	Saudi Arabia
Insufficient Physical Activity	44.75% of adults	54.13% of adults	17% lower	Saudi Arabia
Tobacco Use Prevalence	17.1% of adults	14.7% of adults	16% higher	Japan
Milk Consumption per Person	72.06 kg/person/yr	83.65 kg/person/yr	14% lower	Saudi Arabia
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	178.43 per 100 people	157.78 per 100 people	13% higher	Japan
Internet Users (%)	87%	100%	13% lower	Saudi Arabia
Broadband Access (%)	39 per 100 people	44 per 100 people	11% lower	Saudi Arabia
Life Evaluation Score	6.1 pts	6.8 pts	10% lower	Saudi Arabia
Meat Consumption per Person	49.33 kg/person/yr	54.13 kg/person/yr	9% lower	Saudi Arabia
Urban Population (%)	92.19%	84.46%	9% higher	Japan
Imports (% GDP)	23.64% of GDP	25.57% of GDP	8% lower	Saudi Arabia
Armed Forces Personnel	261.0K	282.0K	7% lower	Saudi Arabia
Life Expectancy	84.0 years	78.7 years	7% higher	Japan
Hypertension Prevalence	32% of adults	34.2% of adults	6% lower	Saudi Arabia
Human Development Index	0.93	0.90	3% higher	Japan
Sanitation Access (%)	99.94%	97.61%	2% higher	Japan
GNI Per Capita	$36,000	$35,630	1% higher	Japan
Beer Consumption	1.1 L/person/yr	0 L/person/yr	ranked higher	Japan
Spirits Consumption	1.1 L/person/yr	0 L/person/yr	ranked higher	Japan
Coal Electricity Share	32.05%	0%	ranked higher	Japan
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Japan
Alcohol Consumption	6.4 L/adult/yr	0 L/adult/yr	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	0 m	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia
Land Border Length	0 km	4.3K km	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Japan
Can Raise Emergency Money	96.08% of adults	95.89% of adults	equal	Japan
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	4.8% of GDP	-3% of GDP	ranked higher	Japan
Border Neighbors	0	7.0	ranked lower	Saudi Arabia

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Analysis

Japan leads in 71 of 115 shared metrics, while Saudi Arabia leads in 44.

Japan's Domestic Patents is 158.1x that of Saudi Arabia (222.5K vs 1.4K).

Japan's Forest Coverage (%) is 149.5x that of Saudi Arabia (68.4% vs 0.45%).

Japan's Renewable Energy (%) is 87.0x that of Saudi Arabia (8.8% vs 0.10%).

Japan's Electoral Democracy Index is 50.2x that of Saudi Arabia (0.82 vs 0.02).

Japan's High-Tech Exports (%) is 31.3x that of Saudi Arabia (17.55% vs 0.54%).

Key Comparisons

Domestic PatentsJapan leads

Japan

222.5K

Saudi Arabia

1.4K

Forest Coverage (%)Japan leads

Japan

68.4%

Saudi Arabia

0.45%

Renewable Energy (%)Japan leads

Japan

8.8%

Saudi Arabia

0.10%

Electoral Democracy IndexJapan leads

Japan

0.82

Saudi Arabia

0.02

High-Tech Exports (%)Japan leads

Japan

17.55%

Saudi Arabia

0.54%

Foreign PatentsJapan leads

Japan

66.7K

Saudi Arabia

2.6K

Domestic Patents

222.5K

1.4K

Forest Coverage (%)

68.4%

0.45%

Renewable Energy (%)

8.8%

0.10%

Electoral Democracy Index

0.82

0.02

High-Tech Exports (%)

17.55%

0.54%

Foreign Patents

66.7K

2.6K

Forest Area

249.3K km²

9.8K km²

Population Density

341.54 /km²

15.68 /km²

Suicide Rate

17.43 per 100k

0.95 per 100k

Renewable Energy (%)

12.7%

0.73%

Government Debt (% GDP)

215.9% of GDP

13.1% of GDP

Liberal Democracy Index

0.73

0.05

Merchant Fleet Size

5.2K

433

Coastline Length

29.8K km

2.6K km

Elderly Population (%)

29.78%

3.0%

Freedom of Expression Index

0.85

0.09

R&D Spending (% GDP)

3.4% of GDP

0.56% of GDP

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

12.7 per 1k

2.2 per 1k

Solar Electricity Share

9.8%

1.8%

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

17.38 per 1M people

3.2 per 1M people

Railway Length

27.3K km

5.4K km

Researchers

5.6K per 1M

1.1K per 1M

Seafood Consumption per Person

46.65 kg/person/yr

11.35 kg/person/yr

Scientific Publications

103.7K

25.8K

Wind Electricity Share

1.3%

0.35%

Death Rate

12.04 per 1k

3.5 per 1k

Water Withdrawal

79.7 B m³

23.38 B m³

Population

123.20M

36.54M

GDP (Nominal)

$4,027,597,523,550.58

$1,239,804,533,333.33

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

26 sites

8.0 sites

Airports

279

Electric Generating Capacity

361.62M kW

119.62M kW

Vehicles per 1,000 People

642.15 per 1k people

222.77 per 1k people

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.85 per 100k people

0.31 per 100k people

Air Passengers

120.31M

47.98M

Health Spending (% GDP)

11.42% of GDP

4.6% of GDP

Health Spending Per Capita

$3,889.36

$1,593.37

Women's Political Empowerment

0.84

0.35

Credit Card Ownership

69.66% of adults

30.13% of adults

Nurses & Midwives

12.45 per 1k

5.5 per 1k

Electricity Generation

1.0K TWh

454.64 TWh

Shipping Traffic

22.52M

10.46M

Irrigated Land

15.7K km²

7.6K km²

Capital Elevation

6.0 m

612 m

Water Stress (%)

18.53%

974.17%

GDP Growth Rate

0.10%

2.0%

Dependency Ratio

70.12% of working-age pop.

36.55% of working-age pop.

Tourism Revenue

$11,395,000,000

$5,960,000,000

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

109.61 per 100k

58.04 per 100k

Obesity Rate

4.9%

41.11%

Political Corruption Index

0.05

0.33

Road Traffic Death Rate

2.7 per 100k

18.5 per 100k

Teen Birth Rate

1.7 per 1k

11.11 per 1k

Agricultural Land (%)

12.64%

80.77%

Land Area

364.6K km²

2.15M km²

Military Spending

1.4% of GDP

7.3% of GDP

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

12.84 µg/m³

53.15 µg/m³

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

0.43% of GDP

1.7% of GDP

Median Age

49.0 years

29.2 years

Infant Mortality

1.8 per 1k births

4.9 per 1k births

CO2 Per Capita

7.8 t/person/yr

20.38 t/person/yr

Child Mortality

2.4 per 1k births

6.2 per 1k births

Youth Unemployment Rate

3.9% of youth labor force

10.01% of youth labor force

Energy Use (Per Capita)

3.0K kg oil eq/person

7.5K kg oil eq/person

Protected Land (%)

29.5%

18.5%

Inflation Rate

2.7%

1.7%

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

10 days/yr

21 days/yr

Youth Population (%)

11.44%

23.82%

Time Zones Count

3.0 time zones

2.0 time zones

Birth Rate

6.8 per 1k

13.41 per 1k

Total CO2 Emissions

972.27 Mt CO2e

652.51 Mt CO2e

Food Waste per Person

80.57 kg/person/yr

148.88 kg/person/yr

Big Mac Price

$3.03

$5.07

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

7.7K kWh/person

11.8K kWh/person

Education Spending (% GDP)

3.3% of GDP

5.1% of GDP

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

3.9%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

477.26 gCO2/kWh

691.95 gCO2/kWh

Smoking Rate

19.2%

14.9%

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$51,685.04

$71,375.37

Highest Elevation

3.8K m

3.0K m

Digital Payments Used

95.79% of adults

75.72% of adults

Corruption Perceptions Index

71 pts

57 pts

University Enrollment Rate

64.89%

83.88%

Fertility Rate

1.4 children/woman

1.8 children/woman

Exports (% GDP)

22.77% of GDP

29.11% of GDP

Doctors (per 1,000)

2.6 per 1k

3.4 per 1k

Women in Parliament (%)

15.7%

19.87%

Insufficient Physical Activity

44.75% of adults

54.13% of adults

Tobacco Use Prevalence

17.1% of adults

14.7% of adults

Milk Consumption per Person

72.06 kg/person/yr

83.65 kg/person/yr

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

178.43 per 100 people

157.78 per 100 people

Internet Users (%)

87%

100%

Broadband Access (%)

39 per 100 people

44 per 100 people

Life Evaluation Score

6.1 pts

6.8 pts

Meat Consumption per Person

49.33 kg/person/yr

54.13 kg/person/yr

Urban Population (%)

92.19%

84.46%

Imports (% GDP)

23.64% of GDP

25.57% of GDP

Armed Forces Personnel

261.0K

282.0K

Life Expectancy

84.0 years

78.7 years

Hypertension Prevalence

32% of adults

34.2% of adults

Human Development Index

0.93

0.90

Sanitation Access (%)

99.94%

97.61%

GNI Per Capita

$36,000

$35,630

Beer Consumption

1.1 L/person/yr

0 L/person/yr

Spirits Consumption

1.1 L/person/yr

0 L/person/yr

Coal Electricity Share

32.05%

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Alcohol Consumption

6.4 L/adult/yr

0 L/adult/yr

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.24 per 1M people

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

-4 m

0 m

Land Border Length

0 km

4.3K km

Official Languages Count

1.0

Can Raise Emergency Money

96.08% of adults

95.89% of adults

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

4.8% of GDP

-3% of GDP

Border Neighbors

7.0