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Japan vs Spain

173 shared metrics.

JapanLeads in 77

vs173 shared

SpainLeads in 96

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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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Spain

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Identity

Formal name: Kingdom of Spain.

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Identity

Name origin: derivation of the name España is uncertain.

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Analysis

Spain leads in 96 of 173 shared metrics, while Japan leads in 77.

Japan's Foreign Patents is 528.8x that of Spain (66.7K vs 126).

Japan's Domestic Patents is 169.1x that of Spain (222.5K vs 1.3K).

Japan's Coal Electricity Share is 99.2x that of Spain (32.05% vs 0.32%).

Japan's Merchant Fleet Size is 9.4x that of Spain (5.2K vs 503).

Japan's Coastline Length is 5.0x that of Spain (29.8K km vs 5.0K km).

Key Comparisons

Foreign PatentsJapan leads

Japan

66.7K

Spain

126

Domestic PatentsJapan leads

Japan

222.5K

Spain

1.3K

Coal Electricity ShareJapan leads

Japan

32.05%

Spain

0.32%

Merchant Fleet SizeJapan leads

Japan

5.2K

Spain

503

Coastline LengthJapan leads

Japan

29.8K km

Spain

5.0K km

Total CO2 EmissionsJapan leads

Japan

972.27 Mt CO2e

Spain

220.08 Mt CO2e

All Metrics

Foreign Patents

Japan

66.7K

Spain

126

52875% higher

Domestic Patents

Japan

222.5K

Spain

1.3K

16907% higher

Coal Electricity Share

Japan

32.05%

Spain

0.32%

9916% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Japan

5.2K

Spain

503

940% higher

Coastline Length

Japan

29.8K km

Spain

5.0K km

499% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Japan

972.27 Mt CO2e

Spain

220.08 Mt CO2e

342% higher

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

Japan

12.7 per 1k

Spain

2.9 per 1k

338% higher

Electricity Generation

Japan

1.0K TWh

Spain

280.39 TWh

265% higher

Population Density

Japan

341.54 /km²

Spain

96.76 /km²

253% higher

Gender Pay Gap (%)

Japan

20.65% of male wages

Spain

6.2% of male wages

233% higher

Low Life Satisfaction

Japan

23.3% of adults 16+

Spain

7.0% of adults 16+

233% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Japan

477.26 gCO2/kWh

Spain

153.6 gCO2/kWh

211% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Japan

361.62M kW

Spain

130.37M kW

177% higher

Water Withdrawal

Japan

79.7 B m³

Spain

29.02 B m³

175% higher

Population

Japan

123.20M

Spain

47.28M

161% higher

R&D Spending (% GDP)

Japan

3.4% of GDP

Spain

1.4% of GDP

137% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Japan

$4,027,597,523,550.58

Spain

$1,725,671,652,742.19

133% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Japan

215.9% of GDP

Spain

107.3% of GDP

101% higher

Suicide Rate

Japan

17.43 per 100k

Spain

8.7 per 100k

100% higher

Capital Elevation

Spain

Japan

6.0 m

Spain

663 m

99% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Japan

44.75% of adults

Spain

22.64% of adults

98% higher

GDP Growth Rate

Spain

Japan

0.10%

Spain

3.5%

97% lower

Wind Electricity Share

Spain

Japan

1.3%

Spain

20.41%

94% lower

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Spain

Japan

0.85 per 100k people

Spain

10.43 per 100k people

92% lower

Nurses & Midwives

Japan

12.45 per 1k

Spain

6.5 per 1k

90% higher

Tourist Arrivals

Spain

Japan

4.12M

Spain

36.41M

89% lower

High-Tech Exports (%)

Japan

17.55%

Spain

9.3%

89% higher

Gender Gap in Work

Spain

Japan

11 min/day

Spain

77.29 min/day

86% lower

Extreme Temperature Exposure

Spain

Japan

5.7% of population

Spain

38.07% of population

85% lower

Poor Health

Japan

13.5% reporting poor health

Spain

7.3% reporting poor health

85% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Japan

68.4%

Spain

37.19%

84% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Spain

Japan

3.9% of youth labor force

Spain

24.75% of youth labor force

84% lower

Job Insecurity

Spain

Japan

2.7% of earnings at risk

Spain

15.81% of earnings at risk

83% lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Spain

Japan

0.43% of GDP

Spain

2.5% of GDP

83% lower

Low Adult Literacy

Spain

Japan

0.94% of adults

Spain

5.0% of adults

81% lower

Long-Term Unemployment

Spain

Japan

0.80% of workforce

Spain

3.8% of workforce

79% lower

Unemployment Rate

Spain

Japan

2.6%

Spain

11.39%

78% lower

Happiness Inequality

Japan

3.9 vs bottom 20%

Spain

2.2 vs bottom 20%

77% higher

Railway Length

Japan

27.3K km

Spain

15.5K km

76% higher

Social Time

Spain

Japan

1.4 hrs/week

Spain

5.8 hrs/week

75% lower

Beer Consumption

Spain

Japan

1.1 L/person/yr

Spain

4.2 L/person/yr

75% lower

Lack of Support

Japan

13.56% of adults 15+

Spain

7.8% of adults 15+

75% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

Spain

Japan

12.64%

Spain

49.58%

75% lower

Obesity Rate

Spain

Japan

4.9%

Spain

19.17%

74% lower

Nuclear Electricity Share

Spain

Japan

5.5%

Spain

20.3%

73% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Japan

7.8 t/person/yr

Spain

4.6 t/person/yr

69% higher

Low Adult Numeracy

Spain

Japan

7.8% of adults

Spain

24.1% of adults

68% lower

Homicide Rate

Spain

Japan

0.20 per 100k

Spain

0.60 per 100k

67% lower

Homicide Rate

Spain

Japan

0.23 per 100k

Spain

0.69 per 100k

67% lower

Researchers

Japan

5.6K per 1M

Spain

3.4K per 1M

66% higher

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Japan

4.8% of GDP

Spain

2.9% of GDP

66% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Spain

Japan

15.7%

Spain

44.29%

65% lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Japan

0.24 per 1M people

Spain

0.15 per 1M people

65% higher

Low-Wage Workers

Japan

10.47% of workers

Spain

6.4% of workers

64% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Spain

Japan

1.7 per 1k

Spain

4.8 per 1k

64% lower

Women in Senior Management

Spain

Japan

14.49% of managers

Spain

36.95% of managers

61% lower

Overcrowded Housing

Spain

Japan

1.6% of households

Spain

3.8% of households

59% lower

Low Reading Skills

Spain

Japan

5.3% of students

Spain

12.88% of students

59% lower

Low Math Skills

Spain

Japan

5.3% of students

Spain

12.88% of students

59% lower

Low Science Skills

Spain

Japan

5.3% of students

Spain

12.88% of students

59% lower

Irrigated Land

Spain

Japan

15.7K km²

Spain

38.0K km²

59% lower

Political Corruption Index

Spain

Japan

0.05

Spain

0.11

56% lower

Milk Consumption per Person

Spain

Japan

72.06 kg/person/yr

Spain

164.29 kg/person/yr

56% lower

Youth NEET Rate

Spain

Japan

6.0% of youth 15-24

Spain

13.38% of youth 15-24

55% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Spain

Japan

10 days/yr

Spain

22 days/yr

55% lower

Solar Electricity Share

Spain

Japan

9.8%

Spain

21.85%

55% lower

Scientific Publications

Japan

103.7K

Spain

67.1K

55% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Spain

Japan

8.8%

Spain

19%

54% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

Spain

Japan

49.33 kg/person/yr

Spain

100.26 kg/person/yr

51% lower

Renewable Energy (%)

Spain

Japan

12.7%

Spain

25.86%

51% lower

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Japan

7.7K kWh/person

Spain

5.1K kWh/person

50% higher

Self-Rated Health

Spain

Japan

37.1% reporting good health

Spain

70.1% reporting good health

47% lower

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Spain

Japan

26 sites

Spain

49 sites

47% lower

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

Japan

19.91 per 100k

Spain

13.75 per 100k

45% higher

Chronic Pain

Spain

Japan

20% of adults 15+

Spain

34% of adults 15+

41% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Japan

29.78%

Spain

21.15%

41% higher

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Japan

17.38 per 1M people

Spain

12.35 per 1M people

41% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Japan

178.43 per 100 people

Spain

127.72 per 100 people

40% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Spain

Japan

22.77% of GDP

Spain

37.06% of GDP

39% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Spain

Japan

17.1% of adults

Spain

27.6% of adults

38% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Spain

Japan

2.6 per 1k

Spain

4.3 per 1k

38% lower

Dependency Ratio

Japan

70.12% of working-age pop.

Spain

51.67% of working-age pop.

36% higher

Spirits Consumption

Spain

Japan

1.1 L/person/yr

Spain

1.6 L/person/yr

34% lower

Forest Area

Japan

249.3K km²

Spain

185.9K km²

34% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Japan

12.84 µg/m³

Spain

9.6 µg/m³

34% higher

Health Spending Per Capita

Japan

$3,889.36

Spain

$2,910.84

34% higher

Home Internet Access

Spain

Japan

65.11% of households

Spain

95.91% of households

32% lower

Smoking Rate

Spain

Japan

19.2%

Spain

28.4%

32% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Japan

3.0K kg oil eq/person

Spain

2.3K kg oil eq/person

32% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Spain

Japan

64.89%

Spain

93.73%

31% lower

Shipping Traffic

Japan

22.52M

Spain

17.16M

31% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Japan

261.0K

Spain

199.0K

31% higher

Infant Mortality

Spain

Japan

1.8 per 1k births

Spain

2.6 per 1k births

31% lower

Road Deaths

Spain

Japan

2.6 per 100k

Spain

3.7 per 100k

30% lower

Alcohol Consumption

Spain

Japan

6.4 L/adult/yr

Spain

9.2 L/adult/yr

30% lower

Corruption Perceptions Index

Japan

71 pts

Spain

55 pts

29% higher

Water Stress (%)

Spain

Japan

18.53%

Spain

26.1%

29% lower

Air Passengers

Japan

120.31M

Spain

94.10M

28% higher

Imports (% GDP)

Spain

Japan

23.64% of GDP

Spain

32.89% of GDP

28% lower

Land Area

Spain

Japan

364.6K km²

Spain

499.7K km²

27% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Spain

Japan

3.3% of GDP

Spain

4.6% of GDP

27% lower

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Japan

109.61 per 100k

Spain

87.12 per 100k

26% higher

Time Zones Count

Spain

Japan

3.0 time zones

Spain

4.0 time zones

25% lower

Airports

Spain

Japan

279

Spain

365

24% lower

Food Waste per Person

Japan

80.57 kg/person/yr

Spain

65 kg/person/yr

24% higher

Child Mortality

Spain

Japan

2.4 per 1k births

Spain

3.1 per 1k births

23% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Spain

Japan

2.7 per 100k

Spain

3.5 per 100k

23% lower

Credit Card Ownership

Japan

69.66% of adults

Spain

56.61% of adults

23% higher

Housing Cost Burden

Spain

Japan

19.05% of households

Spain

24.11% of households

21% lower

Death Rate

Japan

12.04 per 1k

Spain

10.0 per 1k

21% higher

Voter Turnout

Spain

Japan

53.84% of votes

Spain

66.59% of votes

19% lower

Life Satisfaction

Spain

Japan

5.9 pts

Spain

7.2 pts

18% lower

Adult Literacy

Japan

290.72 pts

Spain

248.94 pts

17% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Japan

11.42% of GDP

Spain

9.7% of GDP

17% higher

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

Japan

6.4 vs bottom 20%

Spain

5.5 vs bottom 20%

16% higher

Adult Numeracy

Japan

292.28 pts

Spain

251.72 pts

16% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Japan

46.65 kg/person/yr

Spain

40.3 kg/person/yr

16% higher

Employment Rate (%)

Japan

85.14% of adults 25-64

Spain

74.17% of adults 25-64

15% higher

Numeracy Gap

Spain

Japan

1.5 vs bottom 10%

Spain

1.7 vs bottom 10%

15% lower

Literacy Gap

Spain

Japan

1.4 vs bottom 10%

Spain

1.7 vs bottom 10%

15% lower

Urban Population (%)

Japan

92.19%

Spain

80.32%

15% higher

Math Skills

Japan

535.58 pts

Spain

473.14 pts

13% higher

Science Skills

Japan

546.63 pts

Spain

484.53 pts

13% higher

Poverty Rate

Japan

15.4% of population

Spain

13.75% of population

12% higher

Can Raise Emergency Money

Japan

96.08% of adults

Spain

85.75% of adults

12% higher

Job Strain

Spain

Japan

31.16% of employees

Spain

35.01% of employees

11% lower

Loneliness

Spain

Japan

4.8% of adults 16+

Spain

5.4% of adults 16+

11% lower

Wealth Concentration

Spain

Japan

47.3% of wealth

Spain

53.22% of wealth

11% lower

Youth Population (%)

Spain

Japan

11.44%

Spain

12.92%

11% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Spain

Japan

0.84

Spain

0.94

10% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Spain

Japan

642.15 per 1k people

Spain

710.57 per 1k people

10% lower

Average Earnings

Spain

Japan

$49,445.91

Spain

$54,564.41

9% lower

Reading Skills

Japan

515.85 pts

Spain

474.31 pts

9% higher

Median Age

Japan

49.0 years

Spain

44.9 years

9% higher

Hypertension Prevalence

Japan

32% of adults

Spain

29.4% of adults

9% higher

Internet Users (%)

Spain

Japan

87%

Spain

95.76%

9% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Spain

Japan

$51,685.04

Spain

$56,877.64

9% lower

Political Voice

Spain

Japan

28.56% who feel heard by government

Spain

30.98% who feel heard by government

8% lower

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

Spain

Japan

$34,068

Spain

$36,537

7% lower

Social Support

Spain

Japan

85.9% of adults 15+

Spain

92.17% of adults 15+

7% lower

Earnings Inequality

Japan

2.7 vs bottom 10%

Spain

2.5 vs bottom 10%

7% higher

GNI Per Capita

Japan

$36,000

Spain

$33,550

7% higher

Fertility Rate

Japan

1.4 children/woman

Spain

1.3 children/woman

7% higher

Life Evaluation Score

Spain

Japan

6.1 pts

Spain

6.5 pts

6% lower

Safety at Night

Spain

Japan

77.5% feeling safe at night

Spain

81.5% feeling safe at night

5% lower

Reading Score Gap

Spain

Japan

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Spain

1.7 vs bottom 10%

5% lower

Science Score Gap

Spain

Japan

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Spain

1.7 vs bottom 10%

5% lower

Protected Land (%)

Japan

29.5%

Spain

28.1%

5% higher

Inflation Rate

Spain

Japan

2.7%

Spain

2.8%

4% lower

Birth Rate

Spain

Japan

6.8 per 1k

Spain

7.2 per 1k

4% lower

Military Spending

Spain

Japan

1.4% of GDP

Spain

1.4% of GDP

4% lower

Leisure Time

Spain

Japan

15.22 hrs/day

Spain

15.75 hrs/day

3% lower

Inequality (Gini)

Spain

Japan

32.3

Spain

33.4

3% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Japan

39 per 100 people

Spain

38 per 100 people

3% higher

Math Score Gap

Spain

Japan

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Spain

1.6 vs bottom 10%

2% lower

Highest Elevation

Japan

3.8K m

Spain

3.7K m

2% higher

Digital Payments Used

Spain

Japan

95.79% of adults

Spain

97.53% of adults

2% lower

Housing Affordability

Spain

Japan

79.08% of income

Spain

80.18% of income

1% lower

Human Development Index

Japan

0.93

Spain

0.92

1% higher

Liberal Democracy Index

Spain

Japan

0.73

Spain

0.74

1% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

Japan

36.6 hrs/week

Spain

36.1 hrs/week

1% higher

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Spain

Japan

98.73%

Spain

99.46%

1% lower

Air Pollution Exposure

Japan

99.34% of population

Spain

99.21% of population

equal

Electricity Access (%)

Spain

Japan

100%

Spain

100%

equal

Sanitation Access (%)

Japan

99.94%

Spain

99.92%

equal

Skilled Birth Attendance (%)

Spain

Japan

99.8%

Spain

99.9%

equal

Life Expectancy

Japan

84.0 years

Spain

83.9 years

equal

Electoral Democracy Index

Spain

Japan

0.82

Spain

0.82

equal

Lowest Elevation

Spain

Japan

-4 m

Spain

0 m

ranked lower

Land Border Length

Spain

Japan

0 km

Spain

2.0K km

ranked lower

Official Languages Count

Spain

Japan

1.0

Spain

1.0

equal

Freedom of Expression Index

Japan

0.85

Spain

0.84

equal

Border Neighbors

Spain

Japan

Spain

3.0

ranked lower

Comparison of Japan and Spain across 173 metrics
				Winner
Foreign Patents	66.7K	126	52875% higher	Japan
Domestic Patents	222.5K	1.3K	16907% higher	Japan
Coal Electricity Share	32.05%	0.32%	9916% higher	Japan
Merchant Fleet Size	5.2K	503	940% higher	Japan
Coastline Length	29.8K km	5.0K km	499% higher	Japan
Total CO2 Emissions	972.27 Mt CO2e	220.08 Mt CO2e	342% higher	Japan
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)	12.7 per 1k	2.9 per 1k	338% higher	Japan
Electricity Generation	1.0K TWh	280.39 TWh	265% higher	Japan
Population Density	341.54 /km²	96.76 /km²	253% higher	Japan
Gender Pay Gap (%)	20.65% of male wages	6.2% of male wages	233% higher	Japan
Low Life Satisfaction	23.3% of adults 16+	7.0% of adults 16+	233% higher	Japan
Electricity Carbon Intensity	477.26 gCO2/kWh	153.6 gCO2/kWh	211% higher	Japan
Electric Generating Capacity	361.62M kW	130.37M kW	177% higher	Japan
Water Withdrawal	79.7 B m³	29.02 B m³	175% higher	Japan
Population	123.20M	47.28M	161% higher	Japan
R&D Spending (% GDP)	3.4% of GDP	1.4% of GDP	137% higher	Japan
GDP (Nominal)	$4,027,597,523,550.58	$1,725,671,652,742.19	133% higher	Japan
Government Debt (% GDP)	215.9% of GDP	107.3% of GDP	101% higher	Japan
Suicide Rate	17.43 per 100k	8.7 per 100k	100% higher	Japan
Capital Elevation	6.0 m	663 m	99% lower	Spain
Insufficient Physical Activity	44.75% of adults	22.64% of adults	98% higher	Japan
GDP Growth Rate	0.10%	3.5%	97% lower	Spain
Wind Electricity Share	1.3%	20.41%	94% lower	Spain
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0.85 per 100k people	10.43 per 100k people	92% lower	Spain
Nurses & Midwives	12.45 per 1k	6.5 per 1k	90% higher	Japan
Tourist Arrivals	4.12M	36.41M	89% lower	Spain
High-Tech Exports (%)	17.55%	9.3%	89% higher	Japan
Gender Gap in Work	11 min/day	77.29 min/day	86% lower	Spain
Extreme Temperature Exposure	5.7% of population	38.07% of population	85% lower	Spain
Poor Health	13.5% reporting poor health	7.3% reporting poor health	85% higher	Japan
Forest Coverage (%)	68.4%	37.19%	84% higher	Japan
Youth Unemployment Rate	3.9% of youth labor force	24.75% of youth labor force	84% lower	Spain
Job Insecurity	2.7% of earnings at risk	15.81% of earnings at risk	83% lower	Spain
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	0.43% of GDP	2.5% of GDP	83% lower	Spain
Low Adult Literacy	0.94% of adults	5.0% of adults	81% lower	Spain
Long-Term Unemployment	0.80% of workforce	3.8% of workforce	79% lower	Spain
Unemployment Rate	2.6%	11.39%	78% lower	Spain
Happiness Inequality	3.9 vs bottom 20%	2.2 vs bottom 20%	77% higher	Japan
Railway Length	27.3K km	15.5K km	76% higher	Japan
Social Time	1.4 hrs/week	5.8 hrs/week	75% lower	Spain
Beer Consumption	1.1 L/person/yr	4.2 L/person/yr	75% lower	Spain
Lack of Support	13.56% of adults 15+	7.8% of adults 15+	75% higher	Japan
Agricultural Land (%)	12.64%	49.58%	75% lower	Spain
Obesity Rate	4.9%	19.17%	74% lower	Spain
Nuclear Electricity Share	5.5%	20.3%	73% lower	Spain
CO2 Per Capita	7.8 t/person/yr	4.6 t/person/yr	69% higher	Japan
Low Adult Numeracy	7.8% of adults	24.1% of adults	68% lower	Spain
Homicide Rate	0.20 per 100k	0.60 per 100k	67% lower	Spain
Homicide Rate	0.23 per 100k	0.69 per 100k	67% lower	Spain
Researchers	5.6K per 1M	3.4K per 1M	66% higher	Japan
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	4.8% of GDP	2.9% of GDP	66% higher	Japan
Women in Parliament (%)	15.7%	44.29%	65% lower	Spain
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.24 per 1M people	0.15 per 1M people	65% higher	Japan
Low-Wage Workers	10.47% of workers	6.4% of workers	64% higher	Japan
Teen Birth Rate	1.7 per 1k	4.8 per 1k	64% lower	Spain
Women in Senior Management	14.49% of managers	36.95% of managers	61% lower	Spain
Overcrowded Housing	1.6% of households	3.8% of households	59% lower	Spain
Low Reading Skills	5.3% of students	12.88% of students	59% lower	Spain
Low Math Skills	5.3% of students	12.88% of students	59% lower	Spain
Low Science Skills	5.3% of students	12.88% of students	59% lower	Spain
Irrigated Land	15.7K km²	38.0K km²	59% lower	Spain
Political Corruption Index	0.05	0.11	56% lower	Spain
Milk Consumption per Person	72.06 kg/person/yr	164.29 kg/person/yr	56% lower	Spain
Youth NEET Rate	6.0% of youth 15-24	13.38% of youth 15-24	55% lower	Spain
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	10 days/yr	22 days/yr	55% lower	Spain
Solar Electricity Share	9.8%	21.85%	55% lower	Spain
Scientific Publications	103.7K	67.1K	55% higher	Japan
Renewable Energy (%)	8.8%	19%	54% lower	Spain
Meat Consumption per Person	49.33 kg/person/yr	100.26 kg/person/yr	51% lower	Spain
Renewable Energy (%)	12.7%	25.86%	51% lower	Spain
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	7.7K kWh/person	5.1K kWh/person	50% higher	Japan
Self-Rated Health	37.1% reporting good health	70.1% reporting good health	47% lower	Spain
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	26 sites	49 sites	47% lower	Spain
Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)	19.91 per 100k	13.75 per 100k	45% higher	Japan
Chronic Pain	20% of adults 15+	34% of adults 15+	41% lower	Spain
Elderly Population (%)	29.78%	21.15%	41% higher	Japan
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	17.38 per 1M people	12.35 per 1M people	41% higher	Japan
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	178.43 per 100 people	127.72 per 100 people	40% higher	Japan
Exports (% GDP)	22.77% of GDP	37.06% of GDP	39% lower	Spain
Tobacco Use Prevalence	17.1% of adults	27.6% of adults	38% lower	Spain
Doctors (per 1,000)	2.6 per 1k	4.3 per 1k	38% lower	Spain
Dependency Ratio	70.12% of working-age pop.	51.67% of working-age pop.	36% higher	Japan
Spirits Consumption	1.1 L/person/yr	1.6 L/person/yr	34% lower	Spain
Forest Area	249.3K km²	185.9K km²	34% higher	Japan
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	12.84 µg/m³	9.6 µg/m³	34% higher	Japan
Health Spending Per Capita	$3,889.36	$2,910.84	34% higher	Japan
Home Internet Access	65.11% of households	95.91% of households	32% lower	Spain
Smoking Rate	19.2%	28.4%	32% lower	Spain
Energy Use (Per Capita)	3.0K kg oil eq/person	2.3K kg oil eq/person	32% higher	Japan
University Enrollment Rate	64.89%	93.73%	31% lower	Spain
Shipping Traffic	22.52M	17.16M	31% higher	Japan
Armed Forces Personnel	261.0K	199.0K	31% higher	Japan
Infant Mortality	1.8 per 1k births	2.6 per 1k births	31% lower	Spain
Road Deaths	2.6 per 100k	3.7 per 100k	30% lower	Spain
Alcohol Consumption	6.4 L/adult/yr	9.2 L/adult/yr	30% lower	Spain
Corruption Perceptions Index	71 pts	55 pts	29% higher	Japan
Water Stress (%)	18.53%	26.1%	29% lower	Spain
Air Passengers	120.31M	94.10M	28% higher	Japan
Imports (% GDP)	23.64% of GDP	32.89% of GDP	28% lower	Spain
Land Area	364.6K km²	499.7K km²	27% lower	Spain
Education Spending (% GDP)	3.3% of GDP	4.6% of GDP	27% lower	Spain
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	109.61 per 100k	87.12 per 100k	26% higher	Japan
Time Zones Count	3.0 time zones	4.0 time zones	25% lower	Spain
Airports	279	365	24% lower	Spain
Food Waste per Person	80.57 kg/person/yr	65 kg/person/yr	24% higher	Japan
Child Mortality	2.4 per 1k births	3.1 per 1k births	23% lower	Spain
Road Traffic Death Rate	2.7 per 100k	3.5 per 100k	23% lower	Spain
Credit Card Ownership	69.66% of adults	56.61% of adults	23% higher	Japan
Housing Cost Burden	19.05% of households	24.11% of households	21% lower	Spain
Death Rate	12.04 per 1k	10.0 per 1k	21% higher	Japan
Voter Turnout	53.84% of votes	66.59% of votes	19% lower	Spain
Life Satisfaction	5.9 pts	7.2 pts	18% lower	Spain
Adult Literacy	290.72 pts	248.94 pts	17% higher	Japan
Health Spending (% GDP)	11.42% of GDP	9.7% of GDP	17% higher	Japan
Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)	6.4 vs bottom 20%	5.5 vs bottom 20%	16% higher	Japan
Adult Numeracy	292.28 pts	251.72 pts	16% higher	Japan
Seafood Consumption per Person	46.65 kg/person/yr	40.3 kg/person/yr	16% higher	Japan
Employment Rate (%)	85.14% of adults 25-64	74.17% of adults 25-64	15% higher	Japan
Numeracy Gap	1.5 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	15% lower	Spain
Literacy Gap	1.4 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	15% lower	Spain
Urban Population (%)	92.19%	80.32%	15% higher	Japan
Math Skills	535.58 pts	473.14 pts	13% higher	Japan
Science Skills	546.63 pts	484.53 pts	13% higher	Japan
Poverty Rate	15.4% of population	13.75% of population	12% higher	Japan
Can Raise Emergency Money	96.08% of adults	85.75% of adults	12% higher	Japan
Job Strain	31.16% of employees	35.01% of employees	11% lower	Spain
Loneliness	4.8% of adults 16+	5.4% of adults 16+	11% lower	Spain
Wealth Concentration	47.3% of wealth	53.22% of wealth	11% lower	Spain
Youth Population (%)	11.44%	12.92%	11% lower	Spain
Women's Political Empowerment	0.84	0.94	10% lower	Spain
Vehicles per 1,000 People	642.15 per 1k people	710.57 per 1k people	10% lower	Spain
Average Earnings	$49,445.91	$54,564.41	9% lower	Spain
Reading Skills	515.85 pts	474.31 pts	9% higher	Japan
Median Age	49.0 years	44.9 years	9% higher	Japan
Hypertension Prevalence	32% of adults	29.4% of adults	9% higher	Japan
Internet Users (%)	87%	95.76%	9% lower	Spain
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$51,685.04	$56,877.64	9% lower	Spain
Political Voice	28.56% who feel heard by government	30.98% who feel heard by government	8% lower	Spain
Disposable Income (Per Capita)	$34,068	$36,537	7% lower	Spain
Social Support	85.9% of adults 15+	92.17% of adults 15+	7% lower	Spain
Earnings Inequality	2.7 vs bottom 10%	2.5 vs bottom 10%	7% higher	Japan
GNI Per Capita	$36,000	$33,550	7% higher	Japan
Fertility Rate	1.4 children/woman	1.3 children/woman	7% higher	Japan
Life Evaluation Score	6.1 pts	6.5 pts	6% lower	Spain
Safety at Night	77.5% feeling safe at night	81.5% feeling safe at night	5% lower	Spain
Reading Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	5% lower	Spain
Science Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.7 vs bottom 10%	5% lower	Spain
Protected Land (%)	29.5%	28.1%	5% higher	Japan
Inflation Rate	2.7%	2.8%	4% lower	Spain
Birth Rate	6.8 per 1k	7.2 per 1k	4% lower	Spain
Military Spending	1.4% of GDP	1.4% of GDP	4% lower	Spain
Leisure Time	15.22 hrs/day	15.75 hrs/day	3% lower	Spain
Inequality (Gini)	32.3	33.4	3% lower	Spain
Broadband Access (%)	39 per 100 people	38 per 100 people	3% higher	Japan
Math Score Gap	1.6 vs bottom 10%	1.6 vs bottom 10%	2% lower	Spain
Highest Elevation	3.8K m	3.7K m	2% higher	Japan
Digital Payments Used	95.79% of adults	97.53% of adults	2% lower	Spain
Housing Affordability	79.08% of income	80.18% of income	1% lower	Spain
Human Development Index	0.93	0.92	1% higher	Japan
Liberal Democracy Index	0.73	0.74	1% lower	Spain
Average Weekly Work Hours	36.6 hrs/week	36.1 hrs/week	1% higher	Japan
Safe Drinking Water (%)	98.73%	99.46%	1% lower	Spain
Air Pollution Exposure	99.34% of population	99.21% of population	equal	Japan
Electricity Access (%)	100%	100%	equal	Spain
Sanitation Access (%)	99.94%	99.92%	equal	Japan
Skilled Birth Attendance (%)	99.8%	99.9%	equal	Spain
Life Expectancy	84.0 years	83.9 years	equal	Japan
Electoral Democracy Index	0.82	0.82	equal	Spain
Lowest Elevation	-4 m	0 m	ranked lower	Spain
Land Border Length	0 km	2.0K km	ranked lower	Spain
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Spain
Freedom of Expression Index	0.85	0.84	equal	Japan
Border Neighbors	0	3.0	ranked lower	Spain

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Analysis

Spain leads in 96 of 173 shared metrics, while Japan leads in 77.

Japan's Foreign Patents is 528.8x that of Spain (66.7K vs 126).

Japan's Domestic Patents is 169.1x that of Spain (222.5K vs 1.3K).

Japan's Coal Electricity Share is 99.2x that of Spain (32.05% vs 0.32%).

Japan's Merchant Fleet Size is 9.4x that of Spain (5.2K vs 503).

Japan's Coastline Length is 5.0x that of Spain (29.8K km vs 5.0K km).

Key Comparisons

Foreign PatentsJapan leads

Japan

66.7K

Spain

126

Domestic PatentsJapan leads

Japan

222.5K

Spain

1.3K

Coal Electricity ShareJapan leads

Japan

32.05%

Spain

0.32%

Merchant Fleet SizeJapan leads

Japan

5.2K

Spain

503

Coastline LengthJapan leads

Japan

29.8K km

Spain

5.0K km

Total CO2 EmissionsJapan leads

Japan

972.27 Mt CO2e

Spain

220.08 Mt CO2e

Foreign Patents

66.7K

126

Domestic Patents

222.5K

1.3K

Coal Electricity Share

32.05%

0.32%

Merchant Fleet Size

5.2K

503

Coastline Length

29.8K km

5.0K km

Total CO2 Emissions

972.27 Mt CO2e

220.08 Mt CO2e

Hospital Beds (per 1,000)

12.7 per 1k

2.9 per 1k

Electricity Generation

1.0K TWh

280.39 TWh

Population Density

341.54 /km²

96.76 /km²

Gender Pay Gap (%)

20.65% of male wages

6.2% of male wages

Low Life Satisfaction

23.3% of adults 16+

7.0% of adults 16+

Electricity Carbon Intensity

477.26 gCO2/kWh

153.6 gCO2/kWh

Electric Generating Capacity

361.62M kW

130.37M kW

Water Withdrawal

79.7 B m³

29.02 B m³

Population

123.20M

47.28M

R&D Spending (% GDP)

3.4% of GDP

1.4% of GDP

GDP (Nominal)

$4,027,597,523,550.58

$1,725,671,652,742.19

Government Debt (% GDP)

215.9% of GDP

107.3% of GDP

Suicide Rate

17.43 per 100k

8.7 per 100k

Capital Elevation

6.0 m

663 m

Insufficient Physical Activity

44.75% of adults

22.64% of adults

GDP Growth Rate

0.10%

3.5%

Wind Electricity Share

1.3%

20.41%

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0.85 per 100k people

10.43 per 100k people

Nurses & Midwives

12.45 per 1k

6.5 per 1k

Tourist Arrivals

4.12M

36.41M

High-Tech Exports (%)

17.55%

9.3%

Gender Gap in Work

11 min/day

77.29 min/day

Extreme Temperature Exposure

5.7% of population

38.07% of population

Poor Health

13.5% reporting poor health

7.3% reporting poor health

Forest Coverage (%)

68.4%

37.19%

Youth Unemployment Rate

3.9% of youth labor force

24.75% of youth labor force

Job Insecurity

2.7% of earnings at risk

15.81% of earnings at risk

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

0.43% of GDP

2.5% of GDP

Low Adult Literacy

0.94% of adults

5.0% of adults

Long-Term Unemployment

0.80% of workforce

3.8% of workforce

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

11.39%

Happiness Inequality

3.9 vs bottom 20%

2.2 vs bottom 20%

Railway Length

27.3K km

15.5K km

Social Time

1.4 hrs/week

5.8 hrs/week

Beer Consumption

1.1 L/person/yr

4.2 L/person/yr

Lack of Support

13.56% of adults 15+

7.8% of adults 15+

Agricultural Land (%)

12.64%

49.58%

Obesity Rate

4.9%

19.17%

Nuclear Electricity Share

5.5%

20.3%

CO2 Per Capita

7.8 t/person/yr

4.6 t/person/yr

Low Adult Numeracy

7.8% of adults

24.1% of adults

Homicide Rate

0.20 per 100k

0.60 per 100k

Homicide Rate

0.23 per 100k

0.69 per 100k

Researchers

5.6K per 1M

3.4K per 1M

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

4.8% of GDP

2.9% of GDP

Women in Parliament (%)

15.7%

44.29%

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0.24 per 1M people

0.15 per 1M people

Low-Wage Workers

10.47% of workers

6.4% of workers

Teen Birth Rate

1.7 per 1k

4.8 per 1k

Women in Senior Management

14.49% of managers

36.95% of managers

Overcrowded Housing

1.6% of households

3.8% of households

Low Reading Skills

5.3% of students

12.88% of students

Low Math Skills

5.3% of students

12.88% of students

Low Science Skills

5.3% of students

12.88% of students

Irrigated Land

15.7K km²

38.0K km²

Political Corruption Index

0.05

0.11

Milk Consumption per Person

72.06 kg/person/yr

164.29 kg/person/yr

Youth NEET Rate

6.0% of youth 15-24

13.38% of youth 15-24

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

10 days/yr

22 days/yr

Solar Electricity Share

9.8%

21.85%

Scientific Publications

103.7K

67.1K

Renewable Energy (%)

8.8%

19%

Meat Consumption per Person

49.33 kg/person/yr

100.26 kg/person/yr

Renewable Energy (%)

12.7%

25.86%

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

7.7K kWh/person

5.1K kWh/person

Self-Rated Health

37.1% reporting good health

70.1% reporting good health

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

26 sites

49 sites

Deaths (Suicide/Alcohol/Drugs)

19.91 per 100k

13.75 per 100k

Chronic Pain

20% of adults 15+

34% of adults 15+

Elderly Population (%)

29.78%

21.15%

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

17.38 per 1M people

12.35 per 1M people

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

178.43 per 100 people

127.72 per 100 people

Exports (% GDP)

22.77% of GDP

37.06% of GDP

Tobacco Use Prevalence

17.1% of adults

27.6% of adults

Doctors (per 1,000)

2.6 per 1k

4.3 per 1k

Dependency Ratio

70.12% of working-age pop.

51.67% of working-age pop.

Spirits Consumption

1.1 L/person/yr

1.6 L/person/yr

Forest Area

249.3K km²

185.9K km²

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

12.84 µg/m³

9.6 µg/m³

Health Spending Per Capita

$3,889.36

$2,910.84

Home Internet Access

65.11% of households

95.91% of households

Smoking Rate

19.2%

28.4%

Energy Use (Per Capita)

3.0K kg oil eq/person

2.3K kg oil eq/person

University Enrollment Rate

64.89%

93.73%

Shipping Traffic

22.52M

17.16M

Armed Forces Personnel

261.0K

199.0K

Infant Mortality

1.8 per 1k births

2.6 per 1k births

Road Deaths

2.6 per 100k

3.7 per 100k

Alcohol Consumption

6.4 L/adult/yr

9.2 L/adult/yr

Corruption Perceptions Index

71 pts

55 pts

Water Stress (%)

18.53%

26.1%

Air Passengers

120.31M

94.10M

Imports (% GDP)

23.64% of GDP

32.89% of GDP

Land Area

364.6K km²

499.7K km²

Education Spending (% GDP)

3.3% of GDP

4.6% of GDP

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

109.61 per 100k

87.12 per 100k

Time Zones Count

3.0 time zones

4.0 time zones

Airports

279

365

Food Waste per Person

80.57 kg/person/yr

65 kg/person/yr

Child Mortality

2.4 per 1k births

3.1 per 1k births

Road Traffic Death Rate

2.7 per 100k

3.5 per 100k

Credit Card Ownership

69.66% of adults

56.61% of adults

Housing Cost Burden

19.05% of households

24.11% of households

Death Rate

12.04 per 1k

10.0 per 1k

Voter Turnout

53.84% of votes

66.59% of votes

Life Satisfaction

5.9 pts

7.2 pts

Adult Literacy

290.72 pts

248.94 pts

Health Spending (% GDP)

11.42% of GDP

9.7% of GDP

Income Gap (Rich vs Poor)

6.4 vs bottom 20%

5.5 vs bottom 20%

Adult Numeracy

292.28 pts

251.72 pts

Seafood Consumption per Person

46.65 kg/person/yr

40.3 kg/person/yr

Employment Rate (%)

85.14% of adults 25-64

74.17% of adults 25-64

Numeracy Gap

1.5 vs bottom 10%

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Literacy Gap

1.4 vs bottom 10%

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Urban Population (%)

92.19%

80.32%

Math Skills

535.58 pts

473.14 pts

Science Skills

546.63 pts

484.53 pts

Poverty Rate

15.4% of population

13.75% of population

Can Raise Emergency Money

96.08% of adults

85.75% of adults

Job Strain

31.16% of employees

35.01% of employees

Loneliness

4.8% of adults 16+

5.4% of adults 16+

Wealth Concentration

47.3% of wealth

53.22% of wealth

Youth Population (%)

11.44%

12.92%

Women's Political Empowerment

0.84

0.94

Vehicles per 1,000 People

642.15 per 1k people

710.57 per 1k people

Average Earnings

$49,445.91

$54,564.41

Reading Skills

515.85 pts

474.31 pts

Median Age

49.0 years

44.9 years

Hypertension Prevalence

32% of adults

29.4% of adults

Internet Users (%)

87%

95.76%

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$51,685.04

$56,877.64

Political Voice

28.56% who feel heard by government

30.98% who feel heard by government

Disposable Income (Per Capita)

$34,068

$36,537

Social Support

85.9% of adults 15+

92.17% of adults 15+

Earnings Inequality

2.7 vs bottom 10%

2.5 vs bottom 10%

GNI Per Capita

$36,000

$33,550

Fertility Rate

1.4 children/woman

1.3 children/woman

Life Evaluation Score

6.1 pts

6.5 pts

Safety at Night

77.5% feeling safe at night

81.5% feeling safe at night

Reading Score Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Science Score Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

1.7 vs bottom 10%

Protected Land (%)

29.5%

28.1%

Inflation Rate

2.7%

2.8%

Birth Rate

6.8 per 1k

7.2 per 1k

Military Spending

1.4% of GDP

Leisure Time

15.22 hrs/day

15.75 hrs/day

Inequality (Gini)

32.3

33.4

Broadband Access (%)

39 per 100 people

38 per 100 people

Math Score Gap

1.6 vs bottom 10%

Highest Elevation

3.8K m

3.7K m

Digital Payments Used

95.79% of adults

97.53% of adults

Housing Affordability

79.08% of income

80.18% of income

Human Development Index

0.93

0.92

Liberal Democracy Index

0.73

0.74

Average Weekly Work Hours

36.6 hrs/week

36.1 hrs/week

Safe Drinking Water (%)

98.73%

99.46%

Air Pollution Exposure

99.34% of population

99.21% of population

Electricity Access (%)

100%

Sanitation Access (%)

99.94%

99.92%

Skilled Birth Attendance (%)

99.8%

99.9%

Life Expectancy

84.0 years

83.9 years

Electoral Democracy Index

0.82

Lowest Elevation

-4 m

0 m

Land Border Length

0 km

2.0K km

Official Languages Count

1.0

Freedom of Expression Index

0.85

0.84

Border Neighbors

3.0