Japan: 63 winsSouth Korea: 74 wins
Across 137 shared metrics
Analysis
South Korea leads in 74 of 137 shared metrics, while Japan leads in 63.
Japan's Long-Term Unemployment is 40.9x that of South Korea (0.8% vs 0.0%).
Japan's Coastline Length is 11.3x that of South Korea (29.8K vs 2.4K).
Japan's Railway Length is 5.9x that of South Korea (27.3K vs 4.0K).
Japan's Spirits Consumption is 5.2x that of South Korea (1.08 vs 0.17).
Japan's Government Debt (% GDP) is 3.1x that of South Korea (215.9% vs 52.3%).
Key Comparisons
Long-Term UnemploymentJapan leads
0.8%
0.0%
Coastline LengthJapan leads
29.8K
2.4K
Railway LengthJapan leads
27.3K
4.0K
Spirits ConsumptionJapan leads
1.08
0.17
Government Debt (% GDP)Japan leads
215.9%
52.3%
Forest AreaJapan leads
249.3K
62.6K
All Metrics
| Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-Term Unemployment | 0.8% | 0.0% | 4093% higher | Japan |
| Coastline Length | 29.8K | 2.4K | 1133% higher | Japan |
| Railway Length | 27.3K | 4.0K | 586% higher | Japan |
| Spirits Consumption | 1.08 | 0.17 | 515% higher | Japan |
| Government Debt (% GDP) | 215.9% | 52.3% | 313% higher | Japan |
| Forest Area | 249.3K | 62.6K | 299% higher | Japan |
| Land Area | 364.6K | 97.6K | 274% higher | Japan |
| Low Life Satisfaction | 23.3% | 6.7% | 248% higher | Japan |
| Teen Birth Rate | 1.74 | 0.54 | 223% higher | Japan |
| Airports | 280 | 92 | 204% higher | Japan |
| Water Withdrawal | 79.7 | 29.197 | 173% higher | Japan |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 12.7% | 4.7% | 167% higher | Japan |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 8.8% | 3.6% | 144% higher | Japan |
| Merchant Ships | 5.2K | 2.1K | 143% higher | Japan |
| Population | 123.20M | 51.49M | 139% higher | Japan |
| Electricity Capacity | 361.62M | 151.14M | 139% higher | Japan |
| Housing Cost Burden | 19.0% | 8.8% | 115% higher | Japan |
| GDP (Nominal) | 4027.60B | 1875.39B | 115% higher | Japan |
| Happiness Inequality | 3.89 | 1.84 | 111% higher | Japan |
| Fertility Rate | 1.41 | 0.68 | 107% higher | Japan |
| Irrigated Land | 15.7K | 7.8K | 102% higher | Japan |
| GDP Growth Rate | 0.1% | 2.0% | 95% lower | South Korea |
| Highest Elevation | 3.8K | 1.9K | 94% higher | Japan |
| Nuclear Electricity Share | 5.5% | 30.7% | 82% lower | South Korea |
| Active Military Personnel | 120.1K | 500.0K | 76% lower | South Korea |
| Death Rate | 12.04 | 6.94 | 73% higher | Japan |
| Social Time | 1.43 | 4.93 | 71% lower | South Korea |
| Protected Land (%) | 29.5% | 17.4% | 70% higher | Japan |
| Homicide Rate | 0.20 | 0.60 | 67% lower | South Korea |
| Dependency Ratio | 70.117 | 42.535 | 65% higher | Japan |
| Low Adult Numeracy | 7.8% | 21.8% | 64% lower | South Korea |
| Electricity Generation | 1.0K | 622.03 | 64% higher | Japan |
| Tourist Arrivals | 4.12M | 2.52M | 63% higher | Japan |
| Overcrowded Housing | 1.6% | 4.0% | 61% lower | South Korea |
| Water Stress (%) | 18.5% | 45.0% | 59% lower | South Korea |
| Birth Rate | 6.84 | 4.29 | 59% higher | Japan |
| Air Passengers | 120.31M | 76.27M | 58% higher | Japan |
| Elderly Population (%) | 29.8% | 19.3% | 55% higher | Japan |
| Homicide Rate | 0.23 | 0.48 | 52% lower | South Korea |
| High-Tech Exports (%) | 17.6% | 36.3% | 52% lower | South Korea |
| Air Pollution (PM2.5) | 12.835 | 25.944 | 51% lower | South Korea |
| Gender Gap in Work | 11 | 21.919 | 50% lower | South Korea |
| Exports (% GDP) | 22.8% | 44.4% | 49% lower | South Korea |
| Carbon Emissions (Total) | 960.23M | 644.23M | 49% higher | Japan |
| Road Deaths | 2.62 | 4.93 | 47% lower | South Korea |
| FDI Inflows (% GDP) | 0.4% | 0.8% | 47% lower | South Korea |
| Low Adult Literacy | 0.9% | 1.7% | 44% lower | South Korea |
| Energy Use (Per Capita) | 3.0K | 5.3K | 43% lower | South Korea |
| Education Spending (% GDP) | 3.3% | 5.8% | 43% lower | South Korea |
| Imports (% GDP) | 23.6% | 40.3% | 41% lower | South Korea |
| Nurses & Midwives | 12.45 | 8.91 | 40% higher | Japan |
| Researchers | 5.6K | 9.4K | 40% lower | South Korea |
| University Enrollment Rate | 64.9% | 106.7% | 39% lower | South Korea |
| Military Spend (% GDP) | 1.4% | 2.3% | 39% lower | South Korea |
| Suicide Rate | 17.43 | 27.53 | 37% lower | South Korea |
| Population Density | 341.545 | 529.842 | 36% lower | South Korea |
| Home Internet Access | 65.1% | 100.0% | 35% lower | South Korea |
| Low-Wage Workers | 10.5% | 16.1% | 35% lower | South Korea |
| Scientific Publications | 103.7K | 76.9K | 35% higher | Japan |
| R&D Spending (% GDP) | 3.4% | 5.2% | 35% lower | South Korea |
| Lack of Support | 13.6% | 20.6% | 34% lower | South Korea |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 3.9% | 5.9% | 34% lower | South Korea |
| Electricity Use (Per Capita) | 7.7K | 11.4K | 33% lower | South Korea |
| Voter Turnout | 53.8% | 79.4% | 32% lower | South Korea |
| CO2 Per Capita | 7.77 | 11.286 | 31% lower | South Korea |
| Self-Rated Health | 37.1% | 53.1% | 30% lower | South Korea |
| Chronic Pain | 20.0% | 28.5% | 30% lower | South Korea |
| Beer Consumption | 1.07 | 1.52 | 30% lower | South Korea |
| Gender Pay Gap (%) | 20.7% | 29.0% | 29% lower | South Korea |
| Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs) | 19.907 | 27.971 | 29% lower | South Korea |
| Foreign Patents | 66.7K | 51.8K | 29% higher | Japan |
| Low Reading Skills | 5.3% | 7.3% | 28% lower | South Korea |
| Low Math Skills | 5.3% | 7.3% | 28% lower | South Korea |
| Low Science Skills | 5.3% | 7.3% | 28% lower | South Korea |
| Obesity Rate | 4.9% | 6.7% | 27% lower | South Korea |
| Political Voice | 28.6% | 38.7% | 26% lower | South Korea |
| Earnings Inequality | 2.67 | 3.60 | 26% lower | South Korea |
| Women in Parliament (%) | 15.7% | 20.0% | 22% lower | South Korea |
| Infant Mortality | 1.80 | 2.30 | 22% lower | South Korea |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 12.6% | 16.1% | 21% lower | South Korea |
| Shipping Traffic | 22.52M | 28.50M | 21% lower | South Korea |
| Job Strain | 31.2% | 38.7% | 19% lower | South Korea |
| Poor Health | 13.5% | 11.3% | 19% higher | Japan |
| Domestic Patents | 222.5K | 186.2K | 19% higher | Japan |
| Health Spending Per Capita | 3.9K | 3.3K | 19% higher | Japan |
| Alcohol Consumption | 6.38 | 7.79 | 18% lower | South Korea |
| Inflation Rate | 2.7% | 2.3% | 17% higher | Japan |
| Broadband Access (%) | 39 | 47 | 17% lower | South Korea |
| Adult Literacy | 290.72 | 249.605 | 16% higher | Japan |
| Health Spending (% GDP) | 11.4% | 9.9% | 16% higher | Japan |
| Adult Numeracy | 292.282 | 253.355 | 15% higher | Japan |
| Child Mortality | 2.40 | 2.80 | 14% lower | South Korea |
| Urban Population (%) | 92.2% | 81.2% | 14% higher | Japan |
| Employment Rate (%) | 85.1% | 76.1% | 12% higher | Japan |
| GDP Per Capita (PPP) | 51.7K | 58.9K | 12% lower | South Korea |
| Internet Users (%) | 87.0% | 97.9% | 11% lower | South Korea |
| Income Gap (Rich vs Poor) | 6.35 | 5.77 | 10% higher | Japan |
| Job Insecurity | 2.7% | 2.9% | 9% lower | South Korea |
| Social Support | 85.9% | 79.0% | 9% higher | Japan |
| Life Satisfaction | 5.89 | 6.50 | 9% lower | South Korea |
| GDP Per Capita | $46.1K | $50.4K | 9% lower | South Korea |
| Youth Population (%) | 11.4% | 10.6% | 8% higher | Japan |
| Housing Affordability | 79.1% | 84.8% | 7% lower | South Korea |
| Science Score Gap | 1.57 | 1.70 | 7% lower | South Korea |
| Median Age | 50.2 years | 47.0 years | 7% higher | Japan |
| Forest Coverage (%) | 68.4% | 64.1% | 7% higher | Japan |
| Math Score Gap | 1.59 | 1.70 | 6% lower | South Korea |
| Numeracy Gap | 1.48 | 1.56 | 6% lower | South Korea |
| Disposable Income (Per Capita) | $34.1K | $32.6K | 4% higher | Japan |
| Poverty Rate | 15.4% | 14.9% | 4% higher | Japan |
| Science Skills | 546.63 | 527.82 | 4% higher | Japan |
| Literacy Gap | 1.41 | 1.48 | 4% lower | South Korea |
| Smoking Rate | 19.2% | 20.0% | 4% lower | South Korea |
| Average Earnings | $49.4K | $50.9K | 3% lower | South Korea |
| Leisure Time | 15.217 | 14.83 | 3% higher | Japan |
| Reading Score Gap | 1.64 | 1.69 | 3% lower | South Korea |
| Mobile Subscriptions (%) | 178.432 | 173 | 3% higher | Japan |
| Tourism Revenue | 11.39B | 11.78B | 3% lower | South Korea |
| Math Skills | 535.58 | 527.3 | 2% higher | Japan |
| Inequality (Gini) | 32.3 | 32.9 | 2% lower | South Korea |
| GNI Per Capita | 36.0K | 36.8K | 2% lower | South Korea |
| Doctors (per 1,000) | 2.65 | 2.61 | 2% higher | Japan |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2% lower | South Korea |
| Life Expectancy | 84.1 years | 83.5 years | 1% higher | Japan |
| Human Development Index | 0.93 | 0.94 | 1% lower | South Korea |
| Safety at Night | 77.5% | 78.0% | 1% lower | South Korea |
| Safe Drinking Water (%) | 98.7% | 99.3% | 1% lower | South Korea |
| Hospital Beds (per 1,000) | 12.7 | 12.8 | 1% lower | South Korea |
| Life Expectancy | 84.0 years | 83.4 years | 1% higher | Japan |
| Reading Skills | 515.85 | 515.42 | equal | Japan |
| Air Pollution Exposure | 99.3% | 99.1% | equal | Japan |
| Extreme Temperature Exposure | 5.7% | 0.0% | ranked higher | Japan |
| Electricity Access (%) | 100.0% | 100.0% | equal | Japan |
| Sanitation Access (%) | 99.9% | 99.7% | equal | Japan |
| Life Expectancy | 84.7 years | 84.3 years | equal | Japan |
| Lowest Elevation | -4 | 0 | ranked lower | South Korea |
| Land Boundaries Length | 0 | 237 | ranked lower | South Korea |