Israel vs Japan
Israel vs Japan: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 10.6 years in Israel and 11.7 years in Japan, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Japan, by 1.2 years, or 1.11 times that in Israel.
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 | Israel | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.6 | 11.7 |
| 2018 | 11.1 | 12.3 |
| 2017 | 11.1 | 12.3 |
| 2010 | 10.4 | 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
Israel vs Japan
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Japan: 84.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Japan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Japan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Japan: 98.7% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Japan: 3.34% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Japan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Japan: 124 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Japan: -0.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Japan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Japan: 92.3% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Japan: 49 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Japan: 29.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Japan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Japan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIsrael: $43.7B in 2025Japan: $59.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Japan: $504 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Japan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Japan: 261,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Japan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Japan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Japan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIsrael: 2.62 billion TIV in 2025Japan: 28 million TIV in 2025