Australia vs Japan Country Comparison
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Comparative Statistics (Australia vs Japan)
ⓘ When data for the selected year is missing, the closest prior year with data is used instead. Whenever the two countries' data points are 5+ years apart those indicators are excluded from the total score.
Australia and Japan are tied overall, each leading in 5 of 10 comparable indicators. Australia's strongest global position is 2nd (2023) in Regulatory Quality: Estimate. Japan's strongest global position is 10th (2024) in Life expectancy at birth, total (years).
- Australia wins against Japan in GDP growth (annual %): 1.37 (2024, ranked 162nd) vs 0.10 (2024, ranked 190th).
- Australia wins against Japan in GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $): 60,303.98 (2024, ranked 28th) vs 46,106.92 (2024, ranked 46th).
- Japan wins against Australia in Gini index: 32.30 (2020, ranked 59th) vs 33.80 (2020, ranked 77th).
- Australia wins against Japan in Individuals using the Internet (% of population): 96.13 (2024, ranked 24th) vs 85.54 (2024, ranked 90th).
- Japan wins against Australia in Life expectancy at birth, total (years): 84.04 (2024, ranked 10th) vs 83.05 (2024, ranked 22nd).
- Japan wins against Australia in Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate): 2.45 (2025, ranked 24th) vs 4.09 (2025, ranked 69th).
- Australia wins against Japan in Regulatory Quality: Estimate: 1.94 (2023, ranked 2nd) vs 1.47 (2023, ranked 17th).
- Australia wins against Japan in Control of Corruption: Estimate: 1.78 (2023, ranked 10th) vs 1.40 (2023, ranked 22nd).
- Japan wins against Australia in Rule of Law: Estimate: 1.54 (2023, ranked 16th) vs 1.52 (2023, ranked 17th).
- Japan wins against Australia in Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate: 0.95 (2023, ranked 37th) vs 0.92 (2023, ranked 41st).
| Metric | Australia(5) | Japan(5) |
|---|---|---|
| GDP growth (annual %) | (2024) 1.37 (162/214) | (2024) 0.10 (190/214) |
| GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) | (2024) 60,303.98 (28/199) | (2024) 46,106.92 (46/199) |
| Gini index | (2020) 33.80 (77/171) | (2020) 32.30 (59/171) |
| Individuals using the Internet (% of population) | (2024) 96.13 (24/213) | (2024) 85.54 (90/213) |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | (2024) 83.05 (22/217) | (2024) 84.04 (10/217) |
| Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | - | - |
| Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) | (2025) 4.09 (69/187) | (2025) 2.45 (24/187) |
| Regulatory Quality: Estimate | (2023) 1.94 (2/205) | (2023) 1.47 (17/205) |
| Control of Corruption: Estimate | (2023) 1.78 (10/205) | (2023) 1.40 (22/205) |
| Rule of Law: Estimate | (2023) 1.52 (17/205) | (2023) 1.54 (16/205) |
| Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate | (2023) 0.92 (41/205) | (2023) 0.95 (37/205) |