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Japan vs United States

This page compares Japan and United States 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 United States Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 13.30 9.00 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 5.70 10.60 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 6.90M 28.70M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 48.78 50.24 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 7.81 19.88 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 64.57 146.89 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 81.09 76.50 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) -0.32 1.04 Compare →
Population, male 60.48M 170.88M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 72.88M 220.21M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 50.66 27.69 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 26.84 16.36 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 58.78 64.75 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 16.23M 27.95M Compare →
Urban population 114.29M 272.51M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 36.56 82.42 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 51.22 49.76 Compare →
Rural population 9.68M 67.60M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 36.92M 60.98M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 19.45 26.76 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 61.12 65.96 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 10.87 16.96 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.05 1.05 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 90.06 80.99 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 87.13 81.40 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.15 1.63 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 92.19 80.12 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 14.18M 58.92M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 32.58 19.51 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 94.87 88.44 Compare →
Population, total 123.98M 340.11M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 70.12 54.45 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) -0.44 0.98 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 56.55 63.52 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 12.03 17.69 Compare →
Population, female 63.50M 169.23M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 20.69M 33.02M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 35.91M 107.50M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 84.04 78.89 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 7.28M 30.22M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 1.63 12.41 Compare →
Net migration 140,579.00 1.23M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 36.97M 112.71M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 29.78 17.93 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 11.44 17.32 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 2.80 15.20 Compare →

Environment

Indicator Japan United States Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 341.54 36.82 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator Japan United States Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 377,969.27 9.83M Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 5,490.82 127,287.53 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 1.48 1.40 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.