Japan
Leads 10 of 15 metrics
vs
South Korea
Leads 4 of 15 metrics
8.1×
Japan has 8.1× the
gold reserves of South Korea
3.8×
Japan has 3.8× the
land area of South Korea
2.5×
Japan has 2.5× the
population of South Korea
Japan
Tale of the tape
South Korea
126M
Population
JPN
2.5×
51.3M
378K km²
Land Area
JPN
3.8×
100K km²
$4.23T
GDP (nominal)
JPN
2.3×
$1.81T
$33,660
GDP per Capita
KOR
1.0×
$35,340
84.6 yrs
Life Expectancy
JPN
1.0×
83.0 yrs
0.925
HDI
even
0.925
99.0%
Literacy Rate
JPN
1.0×
97.9%
92.7%
Internet Users
KOR
1.0×
96.2%
247K
Active Military
KOR
2.2×
555K
$55B
Defense Budget
JPN
1.2×
$48B
$917B
Exports
JPN
1.1×
$832B
$952B
Imports
JPN
1.3×
$755B
644
Olympic Medals
JPN
1.6×
409
846 t
Gold Reserves
JPN
8.1×
104 t
83.3
Cost of Living Index
KOR
1.2×
lower
71.5
Bars are scaled to the larger value of each metric. The chip marks the leading country
(for cost of living, the lower index leads).
Japan
South Korea
Tokyo
Capital
Seoul
Japanese Yen (JPY)
Currency
South Korean Won (KRW)
Japanese
Language
Korean
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Government
Unitary presidential constitutional republic