Compare Japan & its neighbours
(China, Korea, South, Philippines, Russia, Northern Mariana Islands, Taiwan)
| Japan | China | Korea, South | Philippines | Russia | Northern Mariana Islands | Taiwan |
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| Country Code | | JP | CN | KR | PH | RU | MP | TW |
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| Area
(sq km) | | 377,915 | 9,596,960 | 99,720 | 300,000 | 17,098,242 | 464 | 35,980 |
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| Coastline
(km) | | 29,751 | 14,500 | 2,413 | 36,289 | 37,653 | 1,482 | 1,566 |
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| Highest Point
(m) | | 3,776
(Mount Fuji) | 8,848
(Mount Everest (highest peak in Asia and highest point on earth above sea level)) | 1,950
(Halla-san) | 2,954
(Mount Apo) | 5,642
(Gora El'brus (highest point in Europe)) | 965
(unnamed elevation on Agrihan) | 3,952
(Yu Shan) |
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| Average Elevation
(m) | | 438 | 1,840 | 282 | 442 | 600 | | 1,150 |
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| Population | | 126,168,156 | 1,384,688,986 | 51,418,097 | 105,893,381 | 142,122,776 | 51,994 | 23,545,963 |
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| Median Age | | 47.70 | 37.70 | 42.30 | 23.70 | 39.80 | 33.40 | 41.30 |
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| Growth Rate | | -0.24 % | 0.37 % | 0.44 % | 1.55 % | -0.11 % | -0.52 % | 0.15 % |
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| Birth Rate
(Births a year per 1,000 people) | | 7.50 | 12.10 | 8.30 | 23.40 | 10.70 | 14.90 | 8.20 |
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| Death Rate
(Deaths a year per 1,000 people) | | 9.90 | 8.00 | 6.30 | 6.10 | 13.40 | 4.90 | 7.60 |
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| Urban Population | | 91.60 % | 59.20 % | 81.50 % | 46.90 % | 74.40 % | 91.60 % | 78.20 % |
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| Mothers age at first birth | | 30.70 | | 31.00 | 22.80 | 24.60 | | |
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| Maternal mortality rate
(Deaths per 100,000 live births) | | 5.00 | 27.00 | 11.00 | 114.00 | 25.00 | | |
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| Infant mortality rate
(Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births) | | 2.00 | 11.80 | 3.00 | 20.90 | 6.70 | 12.30 | 4.30 |
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| Health expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 10.20 % | 5.50 % | 7.40 % | 4.70 % | 7.10 % | | |
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| Physicians
(per 1,000 people) | | 2.41 | 1.79 | 2.37 | 1.28 | 4.01 | 0.36 | |
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| Hospital beds
(per 1,000 people) | | 13.40 | 4.20 | 11.50 | 1.00 | 8.20 | | |
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| Adult obesity
(Percentage of population with BMI > 30) | | 4.30 % | 6.20 % | 4.70 % | 6.40 % | 23.10 % | | |
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| Education expenditure
(As a percentage of GDP) | | 3.50 % | | 5.30 % | 2.70 % | 3.80 % | | |
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| School life
(years) | | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 16 | | |
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| Youth unemployment
(% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed) | | 3.60 % | | 10.40 % | 8.90 % | 16.30 % | | |
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| GDP
(Gross Domestic Product in US $) | | 5.443 trillion | 23.210 trillion | 2.035 trillion | 877.200 billion | 4.016 trillion | 1.242 billion | 1.189 trillion |
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| Growth Rate
(Real growth rate of GDP) | | 1.70 % | 6.90 % | 3.10 % | 6.70 % | 1.50 % | 28.60 % | 2.90 % |
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| GDP per capita
(Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $) | | 42,900 | 16,700 | 39,500 | 8,400 | 27,900 | 24,500 | 50,500 |
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| Gross National Saving
(National saving as a percent of GDP) | | 28.00 % | 45.80 % | 36.60 % | 24.30 % | 26.50 % | | 34.90 % |
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