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- 1. www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economic-survey-japan.htm OECD OECD Economics 2015 OECD ECONOMIC SURVEY OF JAPAN CHARTBOOK: BASIC STATISTICS This chartbook compares Japan to other OECD countries
- 2. INCOME: Japan’s GDP per capita is below the OECD average Japan • GDP per capita: USD 36 235 OECD average • GDP per capita: USD 39 185 2
- 3. POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS: Japan has the most elderly people and the less youth than the OECD average Japan • 26.1% are over 65 years old • 12.7% are under 15 years old OECD average • 16.0% are over 65 years old • 18.2% are under 15 years old 3
- 4. LENGTH OF LIFE: life expectancy in Japan is the highest compared to the OECD average Japan • Life expectancy: 83.2 years-old OECD average • Life expectancy: 80.2 years-old 4
- 5. HEALTH CARE: Japan spends slightly more on health care than the OECD average Japan • 10.3% of GDP OECD average • 9.2% of GDP 5
- 6. WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT: In Japan, women represent one of the smallest share of parliament to OECD countries Japan • 12% of women in Parliament OECD average • 27% of women in Parliament 6
- 7. EDUCATION: Japan spends least to the OECD average on education (as % of GDP) Japan • 2.9% of GDP OECD average • 3.9% of GDP 7
- 8. EDUCATION: the Japanese PISA scores are one of the highest of OECD average Japan • Reading: 538 • Math: 536 • Science: 547 OECD average • Reading: 496 • Math: 494 • Science: 501 8
- 9. R&D: Japan spends largely above the OECD average on research and development (as % of GDP) Japan • 3.5% of GDP OECD average • 2.4% of GDP 9
- 10. PENSIONS: Japan spends largely more than the OECD average on pensions (as % of GDP) Japan • 12.5% of GDP OECD average • 8.7% of GDP 10
- 11. DEBT: Japan’s general government net financial debt is one of the highest of the OECD average (as % of GDP) Japan • 122.9% of GDP OECD average • 70.0% of GDP 11
- 12. HOURS WORKED: those holding a job in Japan work slightly less hours per year than the OECD average Japan • 1 735 hours per year OECD average • 1 771 hours per year 12
- 13. EMPLOYMENT: Japan’s employment rate for women is slightly more than the OECD average. The same rate for men is one of the highest to the OECD average. Japan • Women: 63.7% • Men: 81.6% OECD average • Women: 57.9% • Men: 73.6% 13
- 14. Japan • 6.2% OECD average • 15% UNEMPLOYMENT: Japan has the smallest youth unemployment rate than the OECD average 14
- 15. Japan • 3.6% OECD average • 7.3% UNEMPLOYMENT: Japan has one of the smallest unemployment rate than the OECD average 15
- 16. ENVIRONMENT: Japan’s CO2 emissions per capita from fossil fuel combustion are practically the same like the OECD average Japan • 9.6 tonnes of CO2 OECD average • 9.7 tonnes of CO2 16
- 17. INEQUALITY: Japan has a higher inequality (as measured by the Gini index) than the OECD average Japan • 0.336 OECD average • 0.308 17
- 18. List of country abbreviations JPN Japan KOR Korea LUX Luxembourg MEX Mexico NLD Netherlands NZL New Zealand NOR Norway POL Poland PRT Japan SVK Slovak Republic SVN Slovenia ESP Spain SWE Sweden CHE Switzerland TUR Turkey GBR United Kingdom USA United States OECD OECD average AUS Australia AUT Austria BEL Belgium CAN Canada CHL Chile CZE Czech Republic DNK Denmark EST Estonia FIN Finland FRA France DEU Germany GRC Greece HUN Hungary ISL Iceland IRL Ireland ISR Israel ITA Italy JPN Japan 18
- 19. More information… www.oecd.org/eco/surveys/economic-survey-japan.htm OECD OECD Economics Disclaimers: The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law. This document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. 19 OECD Economic Surveys: United States 2014 • Read this publication • Website with additional information Compare your country data visualization tool