Development & Industry
Population: 127.6 million
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): $38, 200
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners:
Women as % of Parliament: 9.5%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 244.7 million per metric tons
Deaths Due to Non-Communicable Diseases:
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%):
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating:
Economy: Big Mac Index: $2.19
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -10% of GDP
Economy: Human Development Index: 0.912
Economy: Technology Index: 5.68
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 9.5 years
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP): 19.47%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 19.15
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: 3%
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: $2,831.1
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 14.3 per 1,000 people
Health: Physicians Per 1000: 2 per 1,000 people
Media: Televisions (total number): 86.5 million
Media: Per Capita Televisions:
% of GDP as Industry: 26.6%
Total Labor Force: 64.32 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 26.2%
Unemployment Rate: 3.3%
Public Debt % of GDP: 227.9%
Inflation Rate: 0.7%
Industries
Value of Exports:
Export Commodities: motor vehicles 14.9%; iron and steel products 5.4%; semiconductors 5%; auto parts 4.8%; power generating machinery 3.5%; plastic materials 3.3%
Export Partners and %: US 20%, China 17%, South Korea 7%, Taiwan 6%, Hong Kong 6%, Thailand 5%
Value of Imports: 625.4 billion
Import Commodities: Petroleum 16.1%; liquid natural gas 9.1%; clothing 3.8%; semiconductors 3.3%; coal 2.4%; audio and visual apparatus 1.4%
Import Partners and %: China 25%, US 10%, Australia 5%, South Korea 4%, Saudi Arabia 4%, UAE 4%, Taiwan 4%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00:
Electricity Production: 966.4 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 921 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 64.4%
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 15.1 %
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 7.6%
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 3.8%
Refined Oil Production: 3.294 million bbl per day
Refined Oil Consumption: 4.297 million bbl per day
Natural Gas Production: 4.728 m3
Natural Gas Consumption: 134.3 m3
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 63.61 million
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 152.7 million
# of Internet Hosts: 64.453 million
# of Internet Users: 109.3
# of Airports (total): 175
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 142
# of km of Roadways (total):
-Over 3047: 6
-2438 to 3047: 45
-1524 to 2437: 38
-914 to 1523: 28
-under 914: 25
# of km of Roadways Paved: 988, 536 km
# km of Waterways: 1770 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Chiba, Kawasaki, Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Tomakomai, Yokohama, Chita, Fukwoke, Futtsu, Hachinone, Hakodate, Hatsukaichi, Higashi Ohgishima, Higashi Niigata, Himeiji, Joetsu, Kagoshima, Kawagoe, Kita Kyushu, Mizushima, Nagasaki, Naoetsu, Negishi, Ohgishima, Oita, Sakai, Sakaide, Senboku, Shimizu, Shin Minato, Sodegaura, Tobata, Yanai, Yokkaichi; Okinawa - Nakagusuku
GNI PPP Per Capita (US$): $38, 200
Women as % of Nonfarm Wage Earners:
Women as % of Parliament: 9.5%
CO2 Emissions Per Capita (metric tons): 244.7 million per metric tons
Deaths Due to Non-Communicable Diseases:
Births Attended by Skill Health Personnel (%):
Democracy: CPIA Gender Equality Rating:
Economy: Big Mac Index: $2.19
Economy: Cash Surplus/Deficit (% of GDP): -10% of GDP
Economy: Human Development Index: 0.912
Economy: Technology Index: 5.68
Education: Average Years of School for Adults: 9.5 years
Education: Education Spending (as % of GDP): 19.47%
Education: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (elementary): 19.15
Education: Teachers as % of Labor Force: 3%
Health: Expenditure Per Capita: $2,831.1
Health: Hospital Beds Per 1000: 14.3 per 1,000 people
Health: Physicians Per 1000: 2 per 1,000 people
Media: Televisions (total number): 86.5 million
Media: Per Capita Televisions:
% of GDP as Industry: 26.6%
Total Labor Force: 64.32 million
% of Labor Force in Industry: 26.2%
Unemployment Rate: 3.3%
Public Debt % of GDP: 227.9%
Inflation Rate: 0.7%
Industries
Value of Exports:
Export Commodities: motor vehicles 14.9%; iron and steel products 5.4%; semiconductors 5%; auto parts 4.8%; power generating machinery 3.5%; plastic materials 3.3%
Export Partners and %: US 20%, China 17%, South Korea 7%, Taiwan 6%, Hong Kong 6%, Thailand 5%
Value of Imports: 625.4 billion
Import Commodities: Petroleum 16.1%; liquid natural gas 9.1%; clothing 3.8%; semiconductors 3.3%; coal 2.4%; audio and visual apparatus 1.4%
Import Partners and %: China 25%, US 10%, Australia 5%, South Korea 4%, Saudi Arabia 4%, UAE 4%, Taiwan 4%
Currency Exchange Rate to $1.00:
Electricity Production: 966.4 billion kWh
Electricity Consumption: 921 billion kWh
Electricity from Fossil Fuels: 64.4%
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels: 15.1 %
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants: 7.6%
Electricity from Renewable Sources: 3.8%
Refined Oil Production: 3.294 million bbl per day
Refined Oil Consumption: 4.297 million bbl per day
Natural Gas Production: 4.728 m3
Natural Gas Consumption: 134.3 m3
# of Land/Main Line Telephones: 63.61 million
# of Cellular/Mobile Telephones: 152.7 million
# of Internet Hosts: 64.453 million
# of Internet Users: 109.3
# of Airports (total): 175
# of Airports with Paved Runways: 142
# of km of Roadways (total):
-Over 3047: 6
-2438 to 3047: 45
-1524 to 2437: 38
-914 to 1523: 28
-under 914: 25
# of km of Roadways Paved: 988, 536 km
# km of Waterways: 1770 km
Location of Main Ports & Terminals: Chiba, Kawasaki, Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Tomakomai, Yokohama, Chita, Fukwoke, Futtsu, Hachinone, Hakodate, Hatsukaichi, Higashi Ohgishima, Higashi Niigata, Himeiji, Joetsu, Kagoshima, Kawagoe, Kita Kyushu, Mizushima, Nagasaki, Naoetsu, Negishi, Ohgishima, Oita, Sakai, Sakaide, Senboku, Shimizu, Shin Minato, Sodegaura, Tobata, Yanai, Yokkaichi; Okinawa - Nakagusuku