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Japan vs Korea, Rep.

This page compares Japan and Korea, Rep. across 50 key World Bank indicators, grouped by category. Pick any indicator below to see the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Health & Population

Indicator Japan Korea, Rep. Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 13.30 7.00 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 5.70 4.70 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 6.90M 2.66M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 48.78 49.91 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 7.81 18.83 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 64.57 53.42 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 81.09 80.80 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) -0.32 0.08 Compare →
Population, male 60.48M 25.83M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 72.88M 36.31M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 50.66 27.47 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 26.84 16.91 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 58.78 70.16 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 16.23M 4.37M Compare →
Urban population 114.29M 42.01M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 36.56 20.50 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 51.22 50.09 Compare →
Rural population 9.68M 9.75M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 36.92M 9.97M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 19.45 15.06 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 61.12 72.23 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 10.87 10.27 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.05 1.06 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 90.06 90.56 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 87.13 86.60 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.15 0.75 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 92.19 81.17 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 14.18M 5.47M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 32.58 21.63 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 94.87 96.25 Compare →
Population, total 123.98M 51.75M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 70.12 42.53 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) -0.44 0.07 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 56.55 68.10 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 12.03 10.86 Compare →
Population, female 63.50M 25.92M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 20.69M 5.61M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 35.91M 17.65M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 84.04 83.63 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 7.28M 2.81M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 1.63 0.53 Compare →
Net migration 140,579.00 65,731.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 36.97M 18.66M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 29.78 19.27 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 11.44 10.57 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 2.80 3.50 Compare →

Environment

Indicator Japan Korea, Rep. Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 341.54 529.84 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator Japan Korea, Rep. Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 377,969.27 100,450.00 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 5,490.82 2,520.98 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 1.48 2.54 Compare →

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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.