RankingsCountry profile
Japan
Japan is a reference country: its figures are shown beside the UK and EU member states for comparison and are not ranked (snapshot of 6 November 2026).
Reference country — shown for comparison, not ranked.
Scorecard by pillar
Values for reference. Countries outside the 28 are not ranked on these measures.
Economy
| Trend, 2000 to latest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate, ages 15+ | 61.7 % of population aged 15+ | 2024 | – | |
| FDI inflows, % of GDP | 1.03 % of GDP (net inflows) | 2025 | – | |
| GNI per head, PPP | 50,060 international $ (constant 2021 PPP) | 2024 | – | |
| Government debt, % of GDP | 204.8 % of GDP (general government gross debt) | 2025 | – | |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 3.20 % change on previous year (annual average) | 2025 | – | |
| Investment, % of GDP | 27.8 % of GDP (gross fixed capital formation) | 2024† | – | |
| GDP per hour worked | 51.0 USD per hour worked, PPP, constant prices | 2023† | – | |
| Real GDP growth | 1.20 % change on previous year, real terms | 2025 | – | |
| R&D spending, % of GDP | 3.44 % of GDP (gross domestic expenditure on R&D) | 2023 | – | |
| Trade openness, % of GDP | 44.9 % of GDP (exports plus imports of goods and services) | 2024† | – | |
| Unemployment rate | 2.50 % of labour force | 2025 | – |
Quality of life
| Trend, 2000 to latest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government effectiveness | 2.04 WGI estimate, about −2.5 (weak) to +2.5 (strong) | 2025 | – | |
| Human Development Index | 0.925 index (0 to 1) | 2023 | – | |
| Healthy life expectancy | 72.2 years (at birth, both sexes) | 2023 | – | |
| Homicide rate | 0.231 intentional homicides per 100,000 people | 2022 | – | |
| Household consumption per head, PPP | 22,639 international $ (constant 2021 PPP) | 2024† | – | |
| Income inequality, Gini | 32.3 index (0 to 100) | 2020† | – | |
| Life expectancy at birth | 84.0 years | 2024 | – | |
| Life satisfaction (0–10) | 6.13 Cantril ladder, mean of 0–10 (three-year average) | 2025 | – | |
| PISA mean score | 533.0 PISA score points (mean of reading, mathematics and science) | 2022 | – | |
| Air pollution, PM2.5 | 11.5 micrograms per cubic metre (mean annual exposure) | 2023 | – |
Context metrics (shown, not ranked)
These measures are shown for context. They are not part of either pillar score or the overall rank.
| Trend, 2000 to latest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP per head, PPP | 48,283 international $ (constant 2021 PPP) | 2025 | – | |
| House price to income index | 113.9 index relative to a base year (not a ratio in years; base differs by country) | 2024 | – | |
| Household disposable income per head | 30,289 USD (PPP) per person, gross disposable income of households | 2024 | – | |
| Trust in institutions | – | – | – | – |