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Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 120 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Japan
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Leads on 72 of 120 metrics
Saudi Arabia
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Leads on 37 of 120 metrics

Summary

Comparing Japan and Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (609,600) against Japan (1.10); Japan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (370,900) against Saudi Arabia (1.78); Japan leads on Oil Exports (366,800) against Saudi Arabia (7.63). Across 120 compared metrics, Japan wins on 72 and Saudi Arabia wins on 37.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)85.54 %100 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)86.98 %100 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.14 points★27.94 points
Radios120.5★6.25
Televisions86.5★5.1
Waterways1,770none

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country34.16B $★30.82B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.37T $★1.56T $
AI Investment (% of GDP)26.18 %30.24 %★
Apple Import Volume8.06M tonnes228.82M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.3 %2.5 %★
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.48 %8.3 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11 % of GDP★6.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.1★76
Electricity Consumption943.7★296.2
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants8★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels1★0
Electricity from Other Renewables20★0
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity295.9★82.94
Electricity Production989.3★324.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)129.5 USD per capita349.69 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient32.945.9★
Gross Fixed Investment21.121.5★
Gross National Saving2830.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.4 %★-1.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.7 %1.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.4 % of GDP7.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption127.2★109.3
Natural Gas Exports169.9★0
Natural Gas Imports116.6★0
Natural Gas Production3.06109.3★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves20.9★8.62
Number of AI Patents Filed4,270 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption4.45★2.64
Oil Exports366,800★7.64
Oil Imports4.3983,150★
Oil Production131,800★10.52
Oil Proved Reserves44.12262.6★
Population Below Poverty Line16.1 peopleNA
Public Debt215.913.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.1 USD1.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3.89★3.29
Refined Petroleum Products Exports370,900★1.78
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1.1609,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production3.47★2.48
Remittances0.1★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.02★0
Robotics Research Funding3.44 USD★0.49 USD
Taxes and Other Revenues35.2★7.77
Top Exporting Countries917.04B USD★360.90B USD
Unemployment Rate2.6 %★3.9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate63.45 %★65.1 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-25.04M★14.69M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions960.23656.51★
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)historically a population that was mostly nomadic or semi-nomadic, the Saudi population has become more settled since oil was discovered in the 1930s; most of the country's population is now concentrated in a wide area across the middle of the peninsula,
Protected Land Area for Adaptation29.6 sq km★24.77 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country27 Cubic meters per year★2.2 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources430★2.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization12.59 %★0.52 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113★26.61
Agricultural land45,206 sq. km1.74M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)29,751 km★2,640 km
Dam capacity per capita255.33 cubic meters per inhabitant★29.56 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land15,730★7,575

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country95.09 %★64.18 %
Administrative Divisions47★13
Independence323★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)5.6★44.21
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.123.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita6,401.77 USD★3,758.53 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density12.7 people/sq km★2.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)3 %★7 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)4.3 %★35.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,00012,000★
Underweight Children Under 5NA3.5

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)261,000282,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Currently married (Percent)45.75 %52.77 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.6
Life expectancy at birth88.16 years★82.13 years
Median age of population50.21 years★30.06 years
Population Change-619,033.8 persons681,198 persons★
Population density324.98 per sq. km16.53 per sq. km★
Total population122.45M persons★35.17M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.07
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-B★A
Birth Rate (%)6.84 %13.41 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate39.8 %★27.9 %
Death Rate (%)12.04 %3.51 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP5.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age22.27M persons★8.25M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate69.38★17.17
Learning-adjusted years of school12.03 years★8.41 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother309 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population37.19 people★7.68 people
Mean Male Height (cm)170.82★167.67
Military Manpower at Military Age18★17
Military Service Age and Obligation18voluntary military service for men (17-40) and women (typically 21-40, although maximum age may vary by role); no conscription (2025)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization91.43 %★84.78 %
Physician Density2.65 people/sq km3.41 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate-0.45 %1.72 %★
Population living in slums2 %★0.55 %
Total deaths1.56M persons78,615 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)59.68 %★34.89 %
Total fertility rate1.19 per woman2.36 per woman★
Total net-migration220,640.4 persons★166,821.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.28 per live births★7.26 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.251.36★
Airports280★90
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)1★0
Civil Air Travel360★104
Heliports3,036★69

Other

1 metric
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Current Bank Rate0.75 %4.25 %★

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