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Japan · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Japan

East Asia & Pacific Capital Tokyo High income Nation age 1,776 years (since 250) i JPN · JP
NationsTree Index 2025 i79.36th of 196 Tree height 2025 i57 msee ranking Military strength i73percentile
Population i123.4 m12th of 217 Area i377,975 km²63rd of 216 GDP i$4.44 trn4th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$6.84 trn intl.5th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$55,422 intl.45th of 199 Life expectancy i84.0 years10th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i78
Strength · trunk i97
Quality of life · crown i83
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i79
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i40
CSV

In short

Japan is 6th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 79.3 out of 100; its tree is 57 m tall.

It has 123.4 million people and an economy of $6.84 trn at purchasing power parity, 5th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: DPT immunization (1st of 193), Access to electricity (1st of 215) and Government effectiveness (2nd of 205).

Its weakest positions: General government gross debt (189th of 189), CO₂ emissions per person (176th of 203) and GDP growth (167th of 210).

Over five years it climbed from 13th to 6th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

65
Surface area ikm² 377,975 63rd/216
Land area ikm² 364,500 62nd/216
Population ipeople 123.4 m 12th/217
Population growth i% -0.49% 197th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 340.1 36th/216
Urban population i% 92.3% 26th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 11.2% 215th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 30.0% 2nd/217

Economy

70
GDP iUSD $4.44 trn 4th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $6.84 trn 5th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $5.96 trn 5th/199
GDP per person iUSD $35,951 48th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $55,422 45th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $38,340 35th/201
GDP growth i% 1.2% 167th/210
Inflation i% 3.2% 90th/180
Unemployment i% 2.5% 24th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 204.8% 189th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -0.7% 52nd/192

Main industries

62
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.0% 171st/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 26.8% 71st/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 18.8% 27th/192
Services i% of GDP 71.4% 30th/200

Trade

51
Exports of goods & services iUSD $920.96 bn 9th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $958.38 bn 6th/182
Exports i% of GDP 22.0% 138th/183
Imports i% of GDP 22.9% 157th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 44.9% 154th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 1.2% 115th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 80.6% 18th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 1.3% 161st/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 3.6% 79th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 17.6% 42nd/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 4.9% 37th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.0% 141st/196

Natural resources

50
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 163rd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 110th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.01% 83rd/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 63rd/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.01% 85th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.03% 138th/209
Arable land i% of land area 11.0% 96th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 3,437 77th/183

Tourism

63
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 4.1 m 43rd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $11.40 bn 16th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 1.4% 142nd/168
Outbound trips idepartures 3.2 m 37th/107

Society & health

87
Life expectancy iyears 84.0 10th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 2.4 6th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 2.65 69th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 12.6 2nd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 99% 1st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 98.6% 14th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 101.5% 55th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 51.0% 2nd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 10.7% 20th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 64.5% 56th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.925 23rd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 32.32020
Extreme poverty i% of population 1.2%2020

Infrastructure & digital

88
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 98.7% 34th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 99.2% 9th/144
Internet users i% of population 85.5% 80th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 178 12th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 38.6 30th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 4.20 5th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 20,0872011
Air passengers carried ipassengers 120.3 m 6th/161

Environment & energy

56
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 7.84 176th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 8.8% 153rd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 11.5 57th/200
Forest area i% of land area 68.3% 20th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 3,004 34th/149

Institutions & safety

92
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 94.1 2nd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 77.4 22nd/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 84.0 17th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 87.7 19th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 76.5 20th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 78.0 31st/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.2 5th/145

Military

58
Military expenditure iUSD $62.16 bn 10th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.4% 92nd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 3.8% 113th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 261,000 27th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.38% 132nd/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.7 bn 5th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 28.0 m 40th/65

Science & innovation

97
R&D spending i% of GDP 3.44% 6th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 237,169 3rd/137
Scientific articles iarticles 96,543 6th/197

Compare Japan with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Yamato polity, Kofun period (archaeologically attested kingship) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Japan — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/japan. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Japan — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/japan. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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