Japan
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Identity
Name origin: the English word for Japan comes from the Chinese name for the country, Cipangu.
Curated stat
Japan's long slowdown after its asset bubble is famous as the Lost Decade era.
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166 shared metrics.
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Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Name origin: the English word for Japan comes from the Chinese name for the country, Cipangu.
Curated stat
Japan's long slowdown after its asset bubble is famous as the Lost Decade era.
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - the island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales.
Identity
Name origin: the name United Kingdom is self-descriptive.
Japan leads in 84 of 166 shared metrics, while United Kingdom leads in 82.
Japan's Coal Electricity Share is 290.4x that of United Kingdom (32.05% vs 0.11%).
Japan's Irrigated Land is 20.9x that of United Kingdom (15.7K km² vs 718 km²).
Japan's Domestic Patents is 18.2x that of United Kingdom (222.5K vs 11.6K).
Japan's Water Withdrawal is 8.5x that of United Kingdom (79.7 B m³ vs 8.4 B m³).
Japan's Foreign Patents is 8.2x that of United Kingdom (66.7K vs 7.3K).
Japan
32.05%
United Kingdom
0.11%
Japan
15.7K km²
United Kingdom
718 km²
Japan
222.5K
United Kingdom
11.6K
Japan
79.7 B m³
United Kingdom
8.4 B m³
Japan
66.7K
United Kingdom
7.3K
Japan
249.3K km²
United Kingdom
32.2K km²
Japan
32.05%
United Kingdom
0.11%
29036% higher
Japan
15.7K km²
United Kingdom
718 km²
2091% higher
Japan
222.5K
United Kingdom
11.6K
1819% higher
Japan
79.7 B m³
United Kingdom
8.4 B m³
847% higher
Japan
66.7K
United Kingdom
7.3K
819% higher
Japan
249.3K km²
United Kingdom
32.2K km²
675% higher
Japan
5.2K
United Kingdom
868
502% higher
Japan
12.7 per 1k
United Kingdom
2.4 per 1k
429% higher
Japan
68.4%
United Kingdom
13.29%
415% higher
Japan
23.3% of adults 16+
United Kingdom
5.7% of adults 16+
307% higher
Japan
1.0K TWh
United Kingdom
281.33 TWh
263% higher
Japan
972.27 Mt CO2e
United Kingdom
292.42 Mt CO2e
232% higher
Japan
18.53%
United Kingdom
5.8%
219% higher
Japan
361.62M kW
United Kingdom
114.75M kW
215% higher
Japan
3.0 time zones
United Kingdom
1.0 time zones
200% higher
Japan
3.8K m
United Kingdom
1.3K m
181% higher
Japan
46.65 kg/person/yr
United Kingdom
18.13 kg/person/yr
157% higher
Japan
29.8K km
United Kingdom
12.4K km
139% higher
Japan
22.52M
United Kingdom
9.74M
131% higher
Japan
477.26 gCO2/kWh
United Kingdom
217.41 gCO2/kWh
120% higher
Japan
44.75% of adults
United Kingdom
21.22% of adults
111% higher
Japan
1.6% of households
United Kingdom
0.77% of households
104% higher
Japan
3.9 vs bottom 20%
United Kingdom
2.0 vs bottom 20%
98% higher
Japan
1.3%
United Kingdom
29.37%
96% lower
Japan
0.85 per 100k people
United Kingdom
11.49 per 100k people
93% lower
Japan
0.10%
United Kingdom
1.1%
91% lower
Japan
4.9%
United Kingdom
28.71%
83% lower
Japan
17.43 per 100k
United Kingdom
9.6 per 100k
83% higher
Japan
0.24 per 1M people
United Kingdom
1.5 per 1M people
83% lower
Japan
12.64%
United Kingdom
70.31%
82% lower
Japan
7.7K kWh/person
United Kingdom
4.2K kWh/person
82% higher
Japan
0.23 per 100k
United Kingdom
1.1 per 100k
80% lower
Japan
1.7 per 1k
United Kingdom
8.4 per 1k
79% lower
Japan
123.20M
United Kingdom
68.75M
79% higher
Japan
1.4 hrs/week
United Kingdom
5.7 hrs/week
75% lower
Japan
279
United Kingdom
1.1K
74% lower
Japan
3.9% of youth labor force
United Kingdom
14.65% of youth labor force
73% lower
Japan
7.8 t/person/yr
United Kingdom
4.5 t/person/yr
72% higher
Japan
261.0K
United Kingdom
153.0K
71% higher
Japan
72.06 kg/person/yr
United Kingdom
232.2 kg/person/yr
69% lower
Japan
27.3K km
United Kingdom
16.4K km
67% higher
Japan
1.1 L/person/yr
United Kingdom
3.1 L/person/yr
66% lower
Japan
215.9% of GDP
United Kingdom
131.07% of GDP
65% higher
Japan
14.49% of managers
United Kingdom
40.52% of managers
64% lower
Japan
13.5% reporting poor health
United Kingdom
8.3% reporting poor health
63% higher
Japan
4.12M
United Kingdom
11.10M
63% lower
Japan
15.7%
United Kingdom
40.46%
61% lower
Japan
1.1 L/person/yr
United Kingdom
2.6 L/person/yr
58% lower
Japan
20.65% of male wages
United Kingdom
13.14% of male wages
57% higher
Japan
$3.03
United Kingdom
$7.08
57% lower
Japan
6.0% of youth 15-24
United Kingdom
13.75% of youth 15-24
56% lower
Japan
5.3% of students
United Kingdom
12.02% of students
56% lower
Japan
5.3% of students
United Kingdom
12.02% of students
56% lower
Japan
5.3% of students
United Kingdom
12.02% of students
56% lower
Japan
5.5%
United Kingdom
12.5%
56% lower
Japan
10.47% of workers
United Kingdom
23.5% of workers
55% lower
Japan
1.8 per 1k births
United Kingdom
4.0 per 1k births
55% lower
Japan
29.78%
United Kingdom
19.5%
53% higher
Japan
31.16% of employees
United Kingdom
20.7% of employees
51% higher
Japan
364.6K km²
United Kingdom
241.9K km²
51% higher
Japan
0.20 per 100k
United Kingdom
0.40 per 100k
50% lower
Japan
10 days/yr
United Kingdom
20 days/yr
50% lower
Japan
6.0 m
United Kingdom
4.0 m
50% higher
Japan
37.1% reporting good health
United Kingdom
73.4% reporting good health
49% lower
Japan
9.8%
United Kingdom
6.6%
48% higher
Japan
2.4 per 1k births
United Kingdom
4.5 per 1k births
47% lower
Japan
11 min/day
United Kingdom
20.53 min/day
46% lower
Japan
178.43 per 100 people
United Kingdom
122 per 100 people
46% higher
Japan
28.56% who feel heard by government
United Kingdom
19.82% who feel heard by government
44% higher
Japan
3.3% of GDP
United Kingdom
5.9% of GDP
44% lower
Japan
3.0K kg oil eq/person
United Kingdom
2.1K kg oil eq/person
43% higher
Japan
6.4 L/adult/yr
United Kingdom
10.73 L/adult/yr
41% lower
Japan
17.55%
United Kingdom
29.72%
41% lower
Japan
1.4% of GDP
United Kingdom
2.3% of GDP
40% lower
Japan
12.7%
United Kingdom
21.29%
40% lower
Japan
17.1% of adults
United Kingdom
12.3% of adults
39% higher
Japan
49.33 kg/person/yr
United Kingdom
79.9 kg/person/yr
38% lower
Japan
2.6%
United Kingdom
4.1%
38% lower
Japan
12.45 per 1k
United Kingdom
9.2 per 1k
36% higher
Japan
6.8 per 1k
United Kingdom
10.76 per 1k
36% lower
Japan
19.2%
United Kingdom
14.2%
35% higher
Japan
11.44%
United Kingdom
17.18%
33% lower
Japan
65.11% of households
United Kingdom
95.84% of households
32% lower
Japan
4.8% of adults 16+
United Kingdom
7.1% of adults 16+
32% lower
Japan
109.61 per 100k
United Kingdom
84.32 per 100k
30% higher
Japan
12.04 per 1k
United Kingdom
9.3 per 1k
30% higher
Japan
12.84 µg/m³
United Kingdom
9.9 µg/m³
29% higher
Japan
8.8%
United Kingdom
12.2%
28% lower
Japan
$3,889.36
United Kingdom
$5,366.78
28% lower
Japan
22.77% of GDP
United Kingdom
30.98% of GDP
27% lower
Japan
$36,000
United Kingdom
$49,470
27% lower
Japan
20% of adults 15+
United Kingdom
27% of adults 15+
26% lower
Japan
23.64% of GDP
United Kingdom
31.86% of GDP
26% lower
Japan
26 sites
United Kingdom
35 sites
26% lower
Japan
15.4% of population
United Kingdom
12.57% of population
23% higher
Japan
49.0 years
United Kingdom
39.8 years
23% higher
Japan
$49,445.91
United Kingdom
$63,690.77
22% lower
Japan
13.56% of adults 15+
United Kingdom
11.15% of adults 15+
22% higher
Japan
5.9 pts
United Kingdom
7.5 pts
21% lower
Japan
341.54 /km²
United Kingdom
283.11 /km²
21% higher
Japan
70.12% of working-age pop.
United Kingdom
57.94% of working-age pop.
21% higher
Japan
32% of adults
United Kingdom
26.4% of adults
21% higher
Japan
2.6 per 1k
United Kingdom
3.3 per 1k
20% lower
Japan
2.7% of earnings at risk
United Kingdom
3.3% of earnings at risk
19% lower
Japan
0.05
United Kingdom
0.04
19% higher
Japan
64.89%
United Kingdom
80.5%
19% lower
Japan
2.7%
United Kingdom
3.3%
18% lower
Japan
3.4% of GDP
United Kingdom
2.9% of GDP
18% higher
Japan
17.38 per 1M people
United Kingdom
21.22 per 1M people
18% lower
Japan
$34,068
United Kingdom
$41,002
17% lower
Japan
$51,685.04
United Kingdom
$60,620.38
15% lower
Japan
80.57 kg/person/yr
United Kingdom
95.2 kg/person/yr
15% lower
Japan
1.4 children/woman
United Kingdom
1.6 children/woman
14% lower
Japan
2.7 per 100k
United Kingdom
2.4 per 100k
13% higher
Japan
69.66% of adults
United Kingdom
62.11% of adults
12% higher
Japan
92.19%
United Kingdom
83.24%
11% higher
Japan
535.58 pts
United Kingdom
488.98 pts
10% higher
Japan
53.84% of votes
United Kingdom
59.76% of votes
10% lower
Japan
1.6 vs bottom 10%
United Kingdom
1.7 vs bottom 10%
10% lower
Japan
642.15 per 1k people
United Kingdom
585.12 per 1k people
10% higher
Japan
546.63 pts
United Kingdom
499.67 pts
9% higher
Japan
47.3% of wealth
United Kingdom
51.96% of wealth
9% lower
Japan
2.7 vs bottom 10%
United Kingdom
2.9 vs bottom 10%
9% lower
Japan
87%
United Kingdom
96%
9% lower
Japan
$4,027,597,523,550.58
United Kingdom
$3,686,033,044,482.13
9% higher
Japan
6.1 pts
United Kingdom
6.7 pts
8% lower
Japan
19.91 per 100k
United Kingdom
21.36 per 100k
7% lower
Japan
0.73
United Kingdom
0.69
7% higher
Japan
85.14% of adults 25-64
United Kingdom
80.21% of adults 25-64
6% higher
Japan
0.80% of workforce
United Kingdom
0.86% of workforce
6% lower
Japan
2.6 per 100k
United Kingdom
2.5 per 100k
6% higher
Japan
1.6 vs bottom 10%
United Kingdom
1.8 vs bottom 10%
6% lower
Japan
1.6 vs bottom 10%
United Kingdom
1.7 vs bottom 10%
6% lower
Japan
0.82
United Kingdom
0.77
6% higher
Japan
6.4 vs bottom 20%
United Kingdom
6.7 vs bottom 20%
5% lower
Japan
36.6 hrs/week
United Kingdom
34.92 hrs/week
5% higher
Japan
39 per 100 people
United Kingdom
41 per 100 people
5% lower
Japan
11.42% of GDP
United Kingdom
10.87% of GDP
5% higher
Japan
515.85 pts
United Kingdom
494.4 pts
4% higher
Japan
29.5%
United Kingdom
28.4%
4% higher
Japan
96.08% of adults
United Kingdom
92.2% of adults
4% higher
Japan
79.08% of income
United Kingdom
76.47% of income
3% higher
Japan
19.05% of households
United Kingdom
18.5% of households
3% higher
Japan
85.9% of adults 15+
United Kingdom
88.76% of adults 15+
3% lower
Japan
84.0 years
United Kingdom
81.2 years
3% higher
Japan
95.79% of adults
United Kingdom
99.17% of adults
3% lower
Japan
15.22 hrs/day
United Kingdom
14.94 hrs/day
2% higher
Japan
0.93
United Kingdom
0.95
2% lower
Japan
77.5% feeling safe at night
United Kingdom
76% feeling safe at night
2% higher
Japan
103.7K
United Kingdom
105.6K
2% lower
Japan
0.85
United Kingdom
0.83
2% higher
Japan
71 pts
United Kingdom
70 pts
1% higher
Japan
120.31M
United Kingdom
118.95M
1% higher
Japan
0.84
United Kingdom
0.84
1% higher
Japan
98.73%
United Kingdom
99.82%
1% lower
Japan
99.94%
United Kingdom
99.1%
1% higher
Japan
99.34% of population
United Kingdom
99.13% of population
equal
Japan
5.7% of population
United Kingdom
0% of population
ranked higher
Japan
32.3
United Kingdom
32.4
equal
Japan
100%
United Kingdom
100%
equal
Japan
-4 m
United Kingdom
-4 m
ranked lower
Japan
0 km
United Kingdom
499 km
ranked lower
Japan
1.0
United Kingdom
1.0
equal
Japan
4.8% of GDP
United Kingdom
-3.1% of GDP
ranked higher
Japan
0.43% of GDP
United Kingdom
-1.65% of GDP
ranked higher
Japan
0
United Kingdom
1.0
ranked lower
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