Japan vs United Arab Emirates

Japan (Asia) and United Arab Emirates (Asia) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1970-2024

Japan United Arab Emirates World

0 20k 40k 60k 1970 Japan: 2,144.99 United Arab Emirates: 2,394.07 World: 817.68 1971 Japan: 2,370.28 United Arab Emirates: 2,805.43 World: 884.88 1972 Japan: 3,095.28 United Arab Emirates: 3,675.42 World: 1,002 1973 Japan: 4,146.53 United Arab Emirates: 9,695.81 World: 1,201.53 1974 Japan: 4,541.99 United Arab Emirates: 23,822.97 World: 1,362.19 1975 Japan: 4,876.47 United Arab Emirates: 27,117.19 World: 1,488.94 1976 Japan: 5,422.26 United Arab Emirates: 31,197.07 World: 1,589.73 1977 Japan: 6,609.09 United Arab Emirates: 35,020.2 World: 1,766.28 1978 Japan: 9,201.92 United Arab Emirates: 29,379.07 World: 2,055.49 1979 Japan: 9,497.01 United Arab Emirates: 34,238.17 World: 2,335.19 1980 Japan: 9,872.35 United Arab Emirates: 42,925.21 World: 2,587.01 1981 Japan: 10,805.99 United Arab Emirates: 44,854.52 World: 2,628.62 1982 Japan: 9,985.92 United Arab Emirates: 39,972.49 World: 2,554.08 1983 Japan: 10,876.33 United Arab Emirates: 34,650.04 World: 2,561.17 1984 Japan: 11,443.46 United Arab Emirates: 32,012.3 World: 2,614.33 1985 Japan: 12,058.15 United Arab Emirates: 29,467.53 World: 2,690.59 1986 Japan: 17,819.34 United Arab Emirates: 23,132.04 World: 3,118.57 1987 Japan: 21,586.93 United Arab Emirates: 23,112.56 World: 3,487.88 1988 Japan: 26,036.86 United Arab Emirates: 21,569.67 World: 3,829.99 1989 Japan: 25,798.01 United Arab Emirates: 23,166.71 World: 3,930.51 1990 Japan: 26,344.73 United Arab Emirates: 26,709.96 World: 4,338.94 1991 Japan: 30,048.14 United Arab Emirates: 25,690.92 World: 4,453.9 1992 Japan: 32,666.5 United Arab Emirates: 25,648.28 World: 4,679.98 1993 Japan: 37,110.61 United Arab Emirates: 25,032.83 World: 4,685.3 1994 Japan: 40,774.45 United Arab Emirates: 25,472.65 World: 4,967.01 1995 Japan: 44,947.48 United Arab Emirates: 27,003.18 World: 5,463.2 1996 Japan: 39,929.72 United Arab Emirates: 28,323.16 World: 5,507.22 1997 Japan: 36,331.03 United Arab Emirates: 27,982.75 World: 5,408.57 1998 Japan: 32,835.12 United Arab Emirates: 24,889.44 World: 5,302.34 1999 Japan: 37,028.72 United Arab Emirates: 25,855.84 World: 5,401.23 2000 Japan: 39,752.94 United Arab Emirates: 29,865.53 World: 5,512.56 2001 Japan: 34,910.17 United Arab Emirates: 27,745.17 World: 5,404.2 2002 Japan: 33,315.92 United Arab Emirates: 27,753.58 World: 5,539.32 2003 Japan: 35,808.68 United Arab Emirates: 29,659.57 World: 6,129.87 2004 Japan: 38,677.57 United Arab Emirates: 33,376.69 World: 6,818 2005 Japan: 38,158.68 United Arab Emirates: 38,719.31 World: 7,290.57 2006 Japan: 36,354.43 United Arab Emirates: 44,342.6 World: 7,803.19 2007 Japan: 36,129.95 United Arab Emirates: 45,854.74 World: 8,685.33 2008 Japan: 40,294.21 United Arab Emirates: 50,054.17 World: 9,425.74 2009 Japan: 41,678.18 United Arab Emirates: 37,803.07 World: 8,827.04 2010 Japan: 45,378.14 United Arab Emirates: 44,795.28 World: 9,555.07 2011 Japan: 49,122.08 United Arab Emirates: 51,921.89 World: 10,496.93 2012 Japan: 49,626.68 United Arab Emirates: 53,141.63 World: 10,597.85 2013 Japan: 41,369.19 United Arab Emirates: 53,247.23 World: 10,759.35 2014 Japan: 39,172.85 United Arab Emirates: 52,725.23 World: 10,912.24 2015 Japan: 35,664.64 United Arab Emirates: 44,910.35 World: 10,191.98 2016 Japan: 40,214.97 United Arab Emirates: 42,721.11 World: 10,239.47 2017 Japan: 39,679.86 United Arab Emirates: 43,733.62 World: 10,784.4 2018 Japan: 40,645.48 United Arab Emirates: 47,135.35 World: 11,344.73 2019 Japan: 41,424.87 United Arab Emirates: 45,938.61 World: 11,417.6 2020 Japan: 41,098.97 United Arab Emirates: 37,991.74 World: 10,999.49 2021 Japan: 41,580.74 United Arab Emirates: 44,118.49 World: 12,472.91 2022 Japan: 35,548.26 United Arab Emirates: 50,759.76 World: 12,876.24 2023 Japan: 35,215 United Arab Emirates: 49,850.69 World: 13,313.86 2024 Japan: 33,797.1 United Arab Emirates: 50,273.51 World: 13,717.09 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Japan United Arab Emirates World

50 60 70 80 90 1960 Japan: 67.7 United Arab Emirates: 50.65 World: 50.94 1961 Japan: 68.35 United Arab Emirates: 51.6 World: 52.8 1962 Japan: 68.63 United Arab Emirates: 52.55 World: 55.29 1963 Japan: 69.71 United Arab Emirates: 53.51 World: 55.65 1964 Japan: 70.21 United Arab Emirates: 54.5 World: 56.1 1965 Japan: 70.27 United Arab Emirates: 55.51 World: 55.93 1966 Japan: 70.92 United Arab Emirates: 56.57 World: 56.45 1967 Japan: 71.47 United Arab Emirates: 57.65 World: 56.9 1968 Japan: 71.61 United Arab Emirates: 58.73 World: 57.34 1969 Japan: 71.86 United Arab Emirates: 59.76 World: 57.68 1970 Japan: 71.92 United Arab Emirates: 60.78 World: 57.94 1971 Japan: 72.81 United Arab Emirates: 61.75 World: 58.02 1972 Japan: 73.15 United Arab Emirates: 62.68 World: 58.84 1973 Japan: 73.3 United Arab Emirates: 63.54 World: 59.3 1974 Japan: 73.67 United Arab Emirates: 64.35 World: 59.7 1975 Japan: 74.25 United Arab Emirates: 65.11 World: 60.13 1976 Japan: 74.69 United Arab Emirates: 65.81 World: 60.45 1977 Japan: 75.26 United Arab Emirates: 66.47 World: 61.04 1978 Japan: 75.58 United Arab Emirates: 67.08 World: 61.39 1979 Japan: 76.11 United Arab Emirates: 67.65 World: 61.84 1980 Japan: 75.99 United Arab Emirates: 68.16 World: 62.15 1981 Japan: 76.39 United Arab Emirates: 68.62 World: 62.52 1982 Japan: 76.87 United Arab Emirates: 69.06 World: 62.87 1983 Japan: 76.92 United Arab Emirates: 69.45 World: 63.13 1984 Japan: 77.29 United Arab Emirates: 69.8 World: 63.44 1985 Japan: 77.56 United Arab Emirates: 70.12 World: 63.73 1986 Japan: 78.01 United Arab Emirates: 70.41 World: 64.12 1987 Japan: 78.43 United Arab Emirates: 70.62 World: 64.46 1988 Japan: 78.35 United Arab Emirates: 70.81 World: 64.67 1989 Japan: 78.77 United Arab Emirates: 70.96 World: 64.96 1990 Japan: 78.84 United Arab Emirates: 71.07 World: 65.11 1991 Japan: 79.04 United Arab Emirates: 71.14 World: 65.3 1992 Japan: 79.08 United Arab Emirates: 71.17 World: 65.55 1993 Japan: 79.3 United Arab Emirates: 71.16 World: 65.74 1994 Japan: 79.7 United Arab Emirates: 71.2 World: 65.96 1995 Japan: 79.54 United Arab Emirates: 71.39 World: 66.2 1996 Japan: 80.22 United Arab Emirates: 71.82 World: 66.52 1997 Japan: 80.42 United Arab Emirates: 72.56 World: 66.83 1998 Japan: 80.5 United Arab Emirates: 73.66 World: 67.07 1999 Japan: 80.46 United Arab Emirates: 74.98 World: 67.31 2000 Japan: 81.08 United Arab Emirates: 76.35 World: 67.65 2001 Japan: 81.42 United Arab Emirates: 77.62 World: 67.95 2002 Japan: 81.69 United Arab Emirates: 78.72 World: 68.23 2003 Japan: 81.76 United Arab Emirates: 79.6 World: 68.52 2004 Japan: 82.03 United Arab Emirates: 80.27 World: 68.77 2005 Japan: 81.96 United Arab Emirates: 80.78 World: 69.11 2006 Japan: 82.32 United Arab Emirates: 81.16 World: 69.47 2007 Japan: 82.51 United Arab Emirates: 81.44 World: 69.81 2008 Japan: 82.59 United Arab Emirates: 81.59 World: 70 2009 Japan: 82.93 United Arab Emirates: 81.68 World: 70.38 2010 Japan: 82.84 United Arab Emirates: 81.89 World: 70.68 2011 Japan: 82.59 United Arab Emirates: 81.9 World: 70.97 2012 Japan: 83.1 United Arab Emirates: 81.91 World: 71.26 2013 Japan: 83.33 United Arab Emirates: 81.95 World: 71.53 2014 Japan: 83.59 United Arab Emirates: 81.99 World: 71.78 2015 Japan: 83.79 United Arab Emirates: 82.08 World: 71.97 2016 Japan: 83.98 United Arab Emirates: 82.2 World: 72.19 2017 Japan: 84.1 United Arab Emirates: 82.39 World: 72.37 2018 Japan: 84.21 United Arab Emirates: 82.45 World: 72.64 2019 Japan: 84.36 United Arab Emirates: 82.6 World: 72.87 2020 Japan: 84.56 United Arab Emirates: 81.94 World: 72.18 2021 Japan: 84.45 United Arab Emirates: 79.08 World: 71.22 2022 Japan: 84 United Arab Emirates: 80.49 World: 72.97 2023 Japan: 84.04 United Arab Emirates: 82.91 World: 73.33 2024 Japan: 84.04 United Arab Emirates: 83.07 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Japan United Arab Emirates World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Japan: 2 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 4.69 1961 Japan: 1.96 United Arab Emirates: 6.49 World: 4.56 1962 Japan: 1.98 United Arab Emirates: 6.49 World: 5.02 1963 Japan: 2 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 5.31 1964 Japan: 2.05 United Arab Emirates: 6.49 World: 5.13 1965 Japan: 2.14 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 5.08 1966 Japan: 1.58 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 4.97 1967 Japan: 2.23 United Arab Emirates: 6.51 World: 4.87 1968 Japan: 2.13 United Arab Emirates: 6.53 World: 4.98 1969 Japan: 2.13 United Arab Emirates: 6.52 World: 4.88 1970 Japan: 2.13 United Arab Emirates: 6.52 World: 4.84 1971 Japan: 2.16 United Arab Emirates: 6.52 World: 4.69 1972 Japan: 2.14 United Arab Emirates: 6.5 World: 4.55 1973 Japan: 2.14 United Arab Emirates: 6.46 World: 4.42 1974 Japan: 2.05 United Arab Emirates: 6.41 World: 4.26 1975 Japan: 1.91 United Arab Emirates: 6.35 World: 4.07 1976 Japan: 1.85 United Arab Emirates: 6.29 World: 3.97 1977 Japan: 1.8 United Arab Emirates: 6.22 World: 3.84 1978 Japan: 1.79 United Arab Emirates: 6.15 World: 3.77 1979 Japan: 1.77 United Arab Emirates: 6.06 World: 3.76 1980 Japan: 1.75 United Arab Emirates: 5.95 World: 3.73 1981 Japan: 1.74 United Arab Emirates: 5.81 World: 3.71 1982 Japan: 1.77 United Arab Emirates: 5.66 World: 3.72 1983 Japan: 1.8 United Arab Emirates: 5.48 World: 3.59 1984 Japan: 1.81 United Arab Emirates: 5.3 World: 3.57 1985 Japan: 1.76 United Arab Emirates: 5.13 World: 3.53 1986 Japan: 1.72 United Arab Emirates: 5 World: 3.51 1987 Japan: 1.69 United Arab Emirates: 4.88 World: 3.48 1988 Japan: 1.66 United Arab Emirates: 4.77 World: 3.39 1989 Japan: 1.57 United Arab Emirates: 4.65 World: 3.35 1990 Japan: 1.54 United Arab Emirates: 4.51 World: 3.31 1991 Japan: 1.53 United Arab Emirates: 4.25 World: 3.13 1992 Japan: 1.5 United Arab Emirates: 4.09 World: 3.04 1993 Japan: 1.46 United Arab Emirates: 3.82 World: 2.97 1994 Japan: 1.5 United Arab Emirates: 3.76 World: 2.92 1995 Japan: 1.42 United Arab Emirates: 3.28 World: 2.87 1996 Japan: 1.43 United Arab Emirates: 3.06 World: 2.82 1997 Japan: 1.39 United Arab Emirates: 2.83 World: 2.78 1998 Japan: 1.38 United Arab Emirates: 2.77 World: 2.75 1999 Japan: 1.34 United Arab Emirates: 2.79 World: 2.72 2000 Japan: 1.36 United Arab Emirates: 2.73 World: 2.73 2001 Japan: 1.33 United Arab Emirates: 2.62 World: 2.69 2002 Japan: 1.32 United Arab Emirates: 2.54 World: 2.66 2003 Japan: 1.29 United Arab Emirates: 2.49 World: 2.64 2004 Japan: 1.29 United Arab Emirates: 2.39 World: 2.63 2005 Japan: 1.26 United Arab Emirates: 2.23 World: 2.61 2006 Japan: 1.32 United Arab Emirates: 1.96 World: 2.61 2007 Japan: 1.34 United Arab Emirates: 1.79 World: 2.6 2008 Japan: 1.37 United Arab Emirates: 1.52 World: 2.6 2009 Japan: 1.37 United Arab Emirates: 1.58 World: 2.59 2010 Japan: 1.39 United Arab Emirates: 1.57 World: 2.57 2011 Japan: 1.39 United Arab Emirates: 1.54 World: 2.55 2012 Japan: 1.41 United Arab Emirates: 1.53 World: 2.56 2013 Japan: 1.43 United Arab Emirates: 1.53 World: 2.53 2014 Japan: 1.42 United Arab Emirates: 1.48 World: 2.52 2015 Japan: 1.45 United Arab Emirates: 1.42 World: 2.49 2016 Japan: 1.44 United Arab Emirates: 1.37 World: 2.49 2017 Japan: 1.43 United Arab Emirates: 1.35 World: 2.46 2018 Japan: 1.42 United Arab Emirates: 1.29 World: 2.39 2019 Japan: 1.36 United Arab Emirates: 1.25 World: 2.35 2020 Japan: 1.33 United Arab Emirates: 1.29 World: 2.28 2021 Japan: 1.3 United Arab Emirates: 1.16 World: 2.25 2022 Japan: 1.26 United Arab Emirates: 1.15 World: 2.22 2023 Japan: 1.2 United Arab Emirates: 1.2 World: 2.2 2024 Japan: 1.15 United Arab Emirates: 1.21 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Japan United Arab Emirates World

0 2 4 6 8 1991 Japan: 2.06 United Arab Emirates: 1.63 World: 5.12 1992 Japan: 2.16 United Arab Emirates: 1.72 World: 5.28 1993 Japan: 2.54 United Arab Emirates: 1.9 World: 5.54 1994 Japan: 2.89 United Arab Emirates: 1.83 World: 5.79 1995 Japan: 3.15 United Arab Emirates: 1.8 World: 5.92 1996 Japan: 3.38 United Arab Emirates: 1.84 World: 5.98 1997 Japan: 3.37 United Arab Emirates: 1.91 World: 6.01 1998 Japan: 4.08 United Arab Emirates: 2.07 World: 6.16 1999 Japan: 4.68 United Arab Emirates: 2.2 World: 6.28 2000 Japan: 4.75 United Arab Emirates: 2.25 World: 6.11 2001 Japan: 5.02 United Arab Emirates: 2.44 World: 6.19 2002 Japan: 5.39 United Arab Emirates: 2.66 World: 6.41 2003 Japan: 5.25 United Arab Emirates: 2.9 World: 6.48 2004 Japan: 4.73 United Arab Emirates: 2.97 World: 6.33 2005 Japan: 4.45 United Arab Emirates: 3.12 World: 6.22 2006 Japan: 4.19 United Arab Emirates: 2.96 World: 5.97 2007 Japan: 3.89 United Arab Emirates: 2.93 World: 5.77 2008 Japan: 4 United Arab Emirates: 2.82 World: 5.82 2009 Japan: 5.07 United Arab Emirates: 2.93 World: 6.41 2010 Japan: 5.1 United Arab Emirates: 2.8 World: 6.28 2011 Japan: 4.55 United Arab Emirates: 2.59 World: 6.15 2012 Japan: 4.36 United Arab Emirates: 2.32 World: 6.15 2013 Japan: 4.04 United Arab Emirates: 2.13 World: 6.1 2014 Japan: 3.59 United Arab Emirates: 2 World: 5.96 2015 Japan: 3.39 United Arab Emirates: 1.79 World: 6 2016 Japan: 3.13 United Arab Emirates: 1.64 World: 5.97 2017 Japan: 2.82 United Arab Emirates: 2.46 World: 5.9 2018 Japan: 2.47 United Arab Emirates: 2.24 World: 5.76 2019 Japan: 2.35 United Arab Emirates: 2.33 World: 5.59 2020 Japan: 2.81 United Arab Emirates: 4.29 World: 6.59 2021 Japan: 2.81 United Arab Emirates: 3.11 World: 6.05 2022 Japan: 2.61 United Arab Emirates: 2.87 World: 5.23 2023 Japan: 2.6 United Arab Emirates: 2.15 World: 4.85 2024 Japan: 2.5 United Arab Emirates: 2.16 World: 4.81 2025 Japan: 2.45 United Arab Emirates: 2.17 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Japan United Arab Emirates World

0 20 40 60 80 100 1970 Japan: 8.21 United Arab Emirates: 67.93 World: 4.14 1971 Japan: 8.01 United Arab Emirates: 75.9 World: 4.04 1972 Japan: 8.33 United Arab Emirates: 72.07 World: 4.16 1973 Japan: 9.26 United Arab Emirates: 82.13 World: 4.32 1974 Japan: 9.11 United Arab Emirates: 73.63 World: 4.23 1975 Japan: 8.5 United Arab Emirates: 67.57 World: 4.14 1976 Japan: 8.7 United Arab Emirates: 74.01 World: 4.31 1977 Japan: 8.83 United Arab Emirates: 64.6 World: 4.36 1978 Japan: 8.76 United Arab Emirates: 65.01 World: 4.42 1979 Japan: 8.89 United Arab Emirates: 41.53 World: 4.46 1980 Japan: 8.59 United Arab Emirates: 40.5 World: 4.33 1981 Japan: 8.34 United Arab Emirates: 34.6 World: 4.18 1982 Japan: 7.93 United Arab Emirates: 32.64 World: 4.05 1983 Japan: 7.91 United Arab Emirates: 29.78 World: 4.01 1984 Japan: 8.42 United Arab Emirates: 38.27 World: 4.07 1985 Japan: 8.14 United Arab Emirates: 37.6 World: 4.05 1986 Japan: 8.07 United Arab Emirates: 34.23 World: 4.04 1987 Japan: 8.09 United Arab Emirates: 33.07 World: 4.1 1988 Japan: 8.65 United Arab Emirates: 30.32 World: 4.16 1989 Japan: 8.86 United Arab Emirates: 31.81 World: 4.16 1990 Japan: 9.41 United Arab Emirates: 29.97 World: 4.15 1991 Japan: 9.45 United Arab Emirates: 32.25 World: 4.1 1992 Japan: 9.46 United Arab Emirates: 29.57 World: 4.01 1993 Japan: 9.37 United Arab Emirates: 29.66 World: 3.97 1994 Japan: 9.77 United Arab Emirates: 31.17 World: 3.94 1995 Japan: 9.83 United Arab Emirates: 31.79 World: 3.99 1996 Japan: 9.91 United Arab Emirates: 31.14 World: 4.01 1997 Japan: 9.77 United Arab Emirates: 29.92 World: 4.02 1998 Japan: 9.37 United Arab Emirates: 28.44 World: 3.98 1999 Japan: 9.68 United Arab Emirates: 27.3 World: 3.95 2000 Japan: 9.8 United Arab Emirates: 25.32 World: 4.01 2001 Japan: 9.67 United Arab Emirates: 27.19 World: 4.01 2002 Japan: 9.92 United Arab Emirates: 26.16 World: 4.02 2003 Japan: 9.96 United Arab Emirates: 25.96 World: 4.15 2004 Japan: 9.92 United Arab Emirates: 25.97 World: 4.28 2005 Japan: 10.01 United Arab Emirates: 26.25 World: 4.39 2006 Japan: 9.82 United Arab Emirates: 25.39 World: 4.48 2007 Japan: 10.09 United Arab Emirates: 24.38 World: 4.59 2008 Japan: 9.53 United Arab Emirates: 26.06 World: 4.56 2009 Japan: 9.04 United Arab Emirates: 24.65 World: 4.45 2010 Japan: 9.5 United Arab Emirates: 25.03 World: 4.67 2011 Japan: 9.93 United Arab Emirates: 24.95 World: 4.76 2012 Japan: 10.25 United Arab Emirates: 25.03 World: 4.77 2013 Japan: 10.38 United Arab Emirates: 25.35 World: 4.81 2014 Japan: 10.01 United Arab Emirates: 24.58 World: 4.78 2015 Japan: 9.69 United Arab Emirates: 24.32 World: 4.7 2016 Japan: 9.67 United Arab Emirates: 23.77 World: 4.65 2017 Japan: 9.55 United Arab Emirates: 22.16 World: 4.67 2018 Japan: 9.17 United Arab Emirates: 20.04 World: 4.73 2019 Japan: 8.87 United Arab Emirates: 20.95 World: 4.7 2020 Japan: 8.4 United Arab Emirates: 20.81 World: 4.47 2021 Japan: 8.59 United Arab Emirates: 20.83 World: 4.68 2022 Japan: 8.4 United Arab Emirates: 19.37 World: 4.67 2023 Japan: 8.05 United Arab Emirates: 18.38 World: 4.68 2024 Japan: 7.84 United Arab Emirates: 18.26 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Japan United Arab Emirates World

0 25 50 75 100 125 2005 Japan: 66.92 United Arab Emirates: 40 World: 15.6 2006 Japan: 68.69 United Arab Emirates: 52 World: 17.2 2007 Japan: 74.3 United Arab Emirates: 61 World: 20.2 2008 Japan: 75.4 United Arab Emirates: 63 World: 22.8 2009 Japan: 78 United Arab Emirates: 64 World: 25.3 2010 Japan: 78.21 United Arab Emirates: 68 World: 28.4 2011 Japan: 79.05 United Arab Emirates: 78 World: 30.9 2012 Japan: 79.5 United Arab Emirates: 85 World: 33.3 2013 Japan: 88.22 United Arab Emirates: 88 World: 35.3 2014 Japan: 89.11 United Arab Emirates: 90.4 World: 37.4 2015 Japan: 91.06 United Arab Emirates: 90.5 World: 39.9 2016 Japan: 93.18 United Arab Emirates: 90.6 World: 43.6 2017 Japan: 91.73 United Arab Emirates: 94.82 World: 46.3 2018 Japan: 88.75 United Arab Emirates: 98.45 World: 49.4 2019 Japan: 92.73 United Arab Emirates: 99.15 World: 53.9 2020 Japan: 90.22 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 60.1 2021 Japan: 82.91 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 63.8 2022 Japan: 84.92 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 67 2023 Japan: 85.01 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 69.2 2024 Japan: 85.54 United Arab Emirates: 100 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Japan United Arab Emirates
Population 123.4 mn 2025
12th of 215		 11.5 mn 2025
85th of 215
Population density 341.5 /km² 2023
33rd of 214		 147.6 /km² 2023
77th of 214
Population growth -0.49 % 2025
195th of 215		 4.68 % 2025
1st of 215
Life expectancy 84.0 years 2024
10th of 215		 83.1 years 2024
20th of 215
Fertility rate 1.15 2024
201st of 215		 1.21 2024
196th of 215
Birth rate 5.7 ‰ 2024
209th of 215		 9.8 ‰ 2024
159th of 215
Infant mortality 1.8 ‰ 2024
4th of 196		 3.8 ‰ 2024
37th of 196
Urban population 92.3 % 2025
25th of 215		 86.0 % 2025
43rd of 215
Aged 65+ 30.0 % 2025
2nd of 215		 1.8 % 2025
214th of 215
Living in cities 68.5 % 2025
17th of 215		 74.8 % 2025
12th of 215
Living in towns 22.9 % 2025
166th of 215		 16.4 % 2025
197th of 215
Living in rural areas 8.6 % 2025
194th of 215		 8.7 % 2025
193rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Japan United Arab Emirates
Human Development Index 0.925 2023
23rd of 193		 0.940 2023
15th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.845 2023
20th of 169		 0.866 2023
16th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.785 2023
15th of 156		 0.585 2023
111th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.059 2023
22nd of 172		 0.040 2023
13th of 172

Economy

Indicator Japan United Arab Emirates
GDP 4.4 tn US$ 2025
4th of 186		 552.3 bn US$ 2024
GDP per capita 35,951 US$ 2025
33rd of 186		 50,274 US$ 2024
GDP per capita (PPP) 55,422 int. $ 2025
39th of 185		 79,344 int. $ 2024
GNI per capita 38,340 US$ 2025
26th of 182		 51,550 US$ 2024
GDP growth 1.2 % 2025
153rd of 186		 4.0 % 2024
Inflation 3.2 % 2025
81st of 165		 1.3 % 2025
127th of 165
Trade 44.9 % 2024 199.0 % 2023
Exports 22.0 % 2024 106.8 % 2023
FDI inflows 1.0 % 2025
159th of 192		 8.3 % 2024
28th of 192
Manufacturing 18.8 % 2024 9.4 % 2024
Agriculture 1.0 % 2024 0.8 % 2024
Military spending 1.4 % 2024
86th of 147		 5.6 % 2014
Tax revenue - 0.6 % 2024
89th of 89
Government debt - 1.8 % 2013

Labour

Indicator Japan United Arab Emirates
Unemployment 2.5 % 2025
24th of 181		 2.2 % 2025
19th of 181
Youth unemployment 3.9 % 2025
19th of 181		 6.5 % 2025
37th of 181
Women in the labour force 55.9 % 2025
75th of 181		 53.0 % 2025
93rd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 2.8 % 2025
144th of 181		 1.4 % 2025
165th of 181
Weekly hours worked 31.1 h 2025
162nd of 181		 48.3 h 2025
6th of 181
Youth NEET rate 3.1 % 2025
1st of 181		 9.0 % 2025
28th of 181
Labour income share 54.4 % 2023 36.8 % 2025
95th of 114
Output per hour 52.7 $ 2025
39th of 181		 41.2 $ 2025
53rd of 181

Health

Indicator Japan United Arab Emirates
Health spending 10.7 % 2023
20th of 192		 5.0 % 2023
126th of 192
Health spending per person 3,638 US$ 2023
24th of 191		 2,402 US$ 2023
34th of 191
Physicians 2.65 /1,000 2022
58th of 125		 2.99 /1,000 2023
52nd of 125
Under-5 mortality 2.4 ‰ 2024
7th of 196		 4.8 ‰ 2024
39th of 196
Maternal mortality 3 /100k 2023
11th of 194		 3 /100k 2023
6th of 194
Tobacco use 17.5 % 2024
75th of 166		 9.0 % 2024
28th of 166
Safe drinking water 98.7 % 2024
33rd of 147		 98.6 % 2024
35th of 147

Food

Indicator Japan United Arab Emirates
Food insecurity 6.1 % 2024
17th of 134		 4.2 % 2024
10th of 134
Severe food insecurity 1.4 % 2024
17th of 124		 0.9 % 2024
10th of 124
Protein supply - 103.6 g 2022
59th of 174
Animal protein supply - 51.7 g 2022
77th of 174
Fat supply - 127.8 g 2022
40th of 174
Cereal import dependency - 100.0 % 2022
1st of 160

Education

Indicator Japan United Arab Emirates
Secondary enrolment 101.5 % 2023 102.1 % 2024
30th of 108
Tertiary enrolment 64.5 % 2023
49th of 128		 63.7 % 2024
51st of 128
Education spending 3.3 % 2021 3.9 % 2021
Expected schooling 15.5 yrs 2023
55th of 195		 15.6 yrs 2023
53rd of 195
Mean schooling 12.7 yrs 2023
28th of 193		 13.0 yrs 2023
16th of 193
Literacy - 98.8 % 2024
3rd of 29

Society

Indicator Japan United Arab Emirates
Income inequality 32.3 2020
33rd of 93		 26.4 2018
7th of 93
Extreme poverty 1.2 % 2020
46th of 93		 0.0 % 2018
1st of 93
Internet use 85.5 % 2024
77th of 182		 100.0 % 2024
1st of 182
Mobile subscriptions 178.4 /100 2023 203.2 /100 2024
4th of 151
Electricity access 100.0 % 2024
54th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
4th of 213
Women in parliament 15.7 % 2025
141st of 184		 50.0 % 2025
7th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Japan United Arab Emirates
Refugees hosted 42,450 2025
66th of 177		 1,377 2025
121st of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.3 ‰ 2025
111th of 177		 0.1 ‰ 2025
129th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 22,647 2025
39th of 177		 6,257 2025
66th of 177
Refugees from the country 56 2025
163rd of 199		 252 2025
133rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
191st of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
153rd of 199

Governance

Indicator Japan United Arab Emirates
Control of corruption 75.3 /100 2024
24th of 207		 71.5 /100 2024
36th of 207
Government effectiveness 91.9 /100 2024
2nd of 205		 75.8 /100 2024
26th of 205
Rule of law 83.0 /100 2024
15th of 207		 65.5 /100 2024
72nd of 207
Regulatory quality 75.8 /100 2024
23rd of 205		 72.6 /100 2024
28th of 205
Voice and accountability 76.4 /100 2024
30th of 205		 41.9 /100 2024
147th of 205
Political stability 85.3 /100 2024
26th of 207		 79.4 /100 2024
52nd of 207

Environment

Indicator Japan United Arab Emirates
CO₂ per capita 7.84 t 2024
176th of 202		 18.26 t 2024
194th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 961.9 Mt 2024
5th of 204		 222.0 Mt 2024
27th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 2.49 % 2024
5th of 204		 0.58 % 2024
27th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 69.6 Gt 2024
6th of 204		 5.8 Gt 2024
34th of 204
GHG per capita 8.58 t 2024
161st of 202		 24.04 t 2024
194th of 202
Renewable energy 8.8 % 2021
153rd of 211		 1.0 % 2021
191st of 211
Forest area 68.4 % 2023
19th of 212		 4.5 % 2023
181st of 212
PM2.5 exposure 11.5 µg/m³ 2023
57th of 200		 57.2 µg/m³ 2023
193rd of 200
Water stress 36.6 % 2022
132nd of 176		 1,509.9 % 2022
175th of 176
Land area 364,569 km² 2023
62nd of 214		 71,020 km² 2023
118th of 214

Energy

Indicator Japan United Arab Emirates
Renewable electricity 23.6 % 2025
113th of 190		 8.8 % 2024
151st of 190
Wind and solar 11.1 % 2025
70th of 190		 8.7 % 2024
82nd of 190
Nuclear power 9.1 % 2025
22nd of 180		 22.9 % 2024
14th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 32.7 % 2025
105th of 190		 31.7 % 2024
104th of 190
Fossil electricity 67.3 % 2025
105th of 190		 68.3 % 2024
104th of 190
Coal power 32.1 % 2025
161st of 188		 0.0 % 2024
4th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 477 g/kWh 2025
100th of 190		 468 g/kWh 2024
95th of 190
Electricity per capita 8.37 MWh 2025
27th of 191		 16.05 MWh 2024
6th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.