Country comparison United States vs Japan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.8%chart0.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q419,896Kchart7,532K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€27,076,281Mchart€3,714,582M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$29,184,900Mchart$4,027,598M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€79,612chart€29,9832024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$86,145chart$32,4432024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€6,766,720Mchart€933,113M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202433,120,182chart9,347,7692023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202435,837,858chart10,110,3602023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024122.32%chart240.46%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€97,383chart€75,0932023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$105,374chart$81,2192023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-2,174,582chart-87,8842023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-2,353,017chart-95,0532023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-8.03%chart-2.26%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202410,266,750.8chart1,522,830.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]202411,109,189.0chart1,647,063.22023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,330,677.4chart130,970.92022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,399,802.9chart138,002.42022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202213.97%chart7.52%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]20243,857,639.6chart335,021.72024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]20244,175,432.0chart383,823.02023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202323.02%chart23.30%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024925,796.8chart50,941.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024997,895.1chart55,234.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20249.11%chart3.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202437.92%chart39.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€30,187chart€12,2332023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$32,664chart$13,2312023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,981chart€1,0472022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,195chart$1,1042022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€11,458chart€2,7062024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$12,402chart$3,0862023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€2,722chart€4112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$2,945chart$4452024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/16/2025Aa1A111/08/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]08/05/2011AA+A+09/16/2015S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/26/2020AAAA02/02/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202369chart732023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20192ºchart6º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202444.5chart30.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202478ºchart84º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20243ºchart13º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]February 20264.4%chart2.7%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q43.9%chart2.3%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q46,597Kchart1,630K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$1,257.0chart$1,180.22025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€1,070.0chart€1,139.02025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$82,933chart$35,8502024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€65,250chart€33,1222024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]20174ºchart17º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / United States dollars [+]03/13/20261.1476chart182.850003/13/2026Euro / Japanese yen [+]
159.200003/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]03/13/20264.29%chart2.24%03/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]03/13/2026131chart-7403/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/2026-3.13%chart6.05%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20262.4%chart1.5%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20242.6%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20262.8%chart2.0%February 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/11/20253.50%chart0%03/19/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20198ºchart39º2019Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-0.5%chart-1.1%September 2018IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]February 20262,698,820chart3,992,727December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]February 202648.94chart38.39December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]202310,611,555chart8,997,4402023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020872.41chart609.482020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202425.6%chart33.7%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/20130%chart10.00%01/01/2020Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202246.0%chart56.1%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202250,870,000chart31,882,0492019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€1,868,682.0Mchart€663,332.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$2,020,605.8Mchart$717,260.9M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]20237.27%chart17.06%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€2,933,946.5Mchart€726,714.4M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$3,172,476.3Mchart$785,796.3M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202311.41%chart18.69%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-1,065,264.5Mchart€-63,382.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-1,152,972.3Mchart$-68,299.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-4.14%chart-1.63%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20263.2%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20159ºchart8º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202435chart3282024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024132ºchart17º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20163.20‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,621.0chart4,578.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202015.28%chart2.20%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20200.90%chart0.64%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.70‰chart6.00‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017148,488.7chart9,137.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.20‰chart13.00‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.62chart1.202023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20166.90‰
% risk of poverty [+]202410.6%
Population [+]2024340,102,000chart123,890,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202050,632,836chart2,770,9962020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,996,223chart808,8252020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.927chart0.9202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202443ºchart118º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202378.39chart84.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202249,414chart20,2912021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202214.80chart16.202021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]202319,796chart2852023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20235.76chart0.232023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202313.83chart7.542023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202413,235chart32024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202144,418.0chart44.12021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20244,194,340chart858,5632024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20244,392,552chart907,0152024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/20261,235,172chart74,69402/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/2026103,436,829chart33,803,57202/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/10/2023230,637,348chart103,455,22412/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/20263,631.77chart602.9102/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/10/2023676,728,782chart433,356,60012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
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