Austria vs Japan
Austria vs Japan: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.26% in Austria and 3.34% in Japan, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.08 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Austria.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Japan has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Austria.
- In 2017, Austria ranked 117 and Japan ranked 107 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Austria | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.26 | 3.34 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.26 | 3.3 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.27 | 3.23 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.27 | 3.2 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.28 | 3.17 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.29 | 3.15 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.29 | 3.13 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.3 | 3.12 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.31 | 3.11 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.33 | 3.09 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.35 | 3.08 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.36 | 3.07 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.38 | 3.06 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.4 | 3.04 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.43 | 3.02 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.45 | 3 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.47 | 2.99 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.51 | 2.99 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.54 | 3.01 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.58 | 3.03 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.61 | 3.05 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.63 | 3.06 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.63 | 3.06 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.63 | 3.07 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.62 | 3.07 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.62 | 3.06 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.61 | 3.06 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Austria vs Japan
Health
- Life expectancyAustria: 82 years in 2023Japan: 84.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustria: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Japan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustria: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Japan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAustria: 98.9% in 2022Japan: 98.7% in 2022
- Suicide rateAustria: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Japan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustria: 9.13 million people in 2023Japan: 124 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustria: -0.12% a year in 2023Japan: -0.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustria: 1.32 births per woman in 2023Japan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAustria: 69.7% in 2025Japan: 92.3% in 2025
- Median ageAustria: 43.1 years in 2023Japan: 49 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustria: 20.2% in 2023Japan: 29.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustria: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Japan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustria: 1.1% of GDP in 2025Japan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustria: $5.88B in 2025Japan: $59.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personAustria: $697 in 2025Japan: $504 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustria: 2% of government spending in 2025Japan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustria: 23,000 people in 2020Japan: 261,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustria: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Japan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustria: 0.5% of the labour force in 2020Japan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustria: 29 million TIV in 2025Japan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustria: 1 million TIV in 2025Japan: 28 million TIV in 2025