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Japan vs Netherlands: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 122 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Japan
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Leads on 67 of 122 metrics
Netherlands
nld
Leads on 48 of 122 metrics

Summary

Comparing Japan and Netherlands: Netherlands leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (954,500) against Japan (3.89); Japan leads on Oil Exports (366,800) against Netherlands (1.87); Japan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (370,900) against Netherlands (2.41). Across 122 compared metrics, Japan wins on 67 and Netherlands wins on 48.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)85.54 %97.01 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)86.98 %97.01 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.14 points88.64 points★
Radios120.5★15.3
Televisions86.5★8.1
Waterways1,7706,237★

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country34.16B $★15.60B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.37T $★1.34T $
AI Investment (% of GDP)26.18 %★19.67 %
Apple Import Volume8.06M tonnes190.61M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.3 %★0 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.48 %★1.33 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11 % of GDP★10 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.194.3★
Electricity Consumption943.7★108.8
Electricity Exports019.34★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7175★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants8★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels11
Electricity from Other Renewables2023★
Electricity Imports024.26★
Electricity Installed Capacity295.9★34.17
Electricity Production989.3★109.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)129.5 USD per capita185.54 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient32.3★25.7
Gross Fixed Investment21.1★16.6
Gross National Saving2831.2★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.4 %★-1.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.7 %★3.3 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.4 % of GDP2.5 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption127.2★43.38
Natural Gas Exports169.9★51.25
Natural Gas Imports116.6★51
Natural Gas Production3.0645.33★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves20.9801.4★
Number of AI Patents Filed4,270 patents★45 patents
Oil Consumption4.45★1.01
Oil Exports366,800★1.87
Oil Imports4.39★2.58
Oil Production131,800★59,490
Oil Proved Reserves44.12310★
Population Below Poverty Line16.1 people13.6 people★
Public Debt215.956.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.1 USD1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3.89954,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports370,900★2.41
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1.12.15★
Refined Petroleum Products Production3.47★1.28
Remittances0.10.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.02★0.01
Robotics Research Funding3.44 USD★2.27 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.210.04★
Taxes and Other Revenues35.2★24.11
Top Exporting Countries917.04B USD1.00T USD★
Unemployment Rate2.6 %★3.6 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.45 %★67.25 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-25.04M★-2.23M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions960.23188.19★
Population Distributionall primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)an area known as the Randstad, anchored by the cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht, is the most densely populated region; the north tends to be less dense, but sizeable communities can be found throughout the entire country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation29.6 sq km★23.02 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country27 Cubic meters per year★4.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources430★91

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization12.59 %21.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113★55.13
Agricultural land45,206 sq. km★17,883.7 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)29,751 km★451 km
Dam capacity per capita255.33 cubic meters per inhabitant502.73 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land15,730★2,969

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Rule of Law Index by Country95.09 %★92.54 %
Administrative Divisions47★12
Independence326★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water98.73 %99.96 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)5.6★9.89
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.1★5
Health Care Spending per Capita6,401.77 USD8,735.73 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.1 %
Hospital Bed Density12.7 people/sq km★2.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)3 %★4 %
Mean Age at First Birth30.7★30.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)4.3 %★20.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,00024,000★
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)261,000★41,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Currently married (Percent)45.75 %53.17 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.79
Life expectancy at birth88.16 years★84.31 years
Median age of population50.21 years★41.39 years
Population Change-619,033.8 persons110,181.7 persons★
Population density324.98 per sq. km★550.26 per sq. km
Total population122.45M persons★18.46M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.760.76★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-BB-C★
Birth Rate (%)6.84 %10.68 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate39.8 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)12.04 %9.7 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age22.27M persons★4.03M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate69.38★10.32
Learning-adjusted years of school12.03 years★11.56 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother309 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population37.19 people★1.17 people
Mean Male Height (cm)170.82182.54★
Military Manpower at Military Age1820★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization91.43 %★84.91 %
Physician Density2.65 people/sq km3.88 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate-0.45 %0.3 %★
Population living in slums2 %★0 %
Total deaths1.56M persons166,908.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)59.68 %68.26 %★
Total fertility rate1.19 per woman1.35 per woman★
Total net-migration220,640.4 persons★108,456.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.28 per live births★3.41 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇳🇱 NetherlandsShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.251.7★
Airports280★44
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)1★0
Civil Air Travel360★98
Heliports3,036★194

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