Germany vs Japan
Germany vs Japan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11 years in Germany and 11.7 years in Japan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Japan, by 0.7 years, or 1.06 times that in Germany.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Germany | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 11.7 |
| 2018 | 11.3 | 12.3 |
| 2017 | 11.7 | 12.3 |
| 2010 | 11.3 | 12 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Germany vs Japan
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Japan: 84.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Japan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Japan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGermany: 99.9% in 2022Japan: 98.7% in 2022
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Japan: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Japan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Japan: 124 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Japan: -0.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGermany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023Japan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Japan: 92.3% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Japan: 49 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Japan: 29.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Japan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Japan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Japan: $59.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Japan: $504 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Japan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Japan: 261,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Japan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Japan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Japan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Japan: 28 million TIV in 2025