Japan vs Papua New Guinea
Japan vs Papua New Guinea: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 84.7 years in Japan and 66.1 years in Papua New Guinea, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 18.6 years, or 1.28 times that in Papua New Guinea.
years · UN
What the numbers say
- Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Japan ranked 4 and Papua New Guinea ranked 195 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at 94.4 years and Papua New Guinea at 74.8 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Japan | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 84.7 | 66.1 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 84.1 | 65.3 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 84.6 | 64.4 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 84.7 | 65.1 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 84.4 | 65.3 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 84.3 | 65.1 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 84.2 | 64.9 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 84.1 | 64.7 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 83.9 | 64.5 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 83.6 | 64.2 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 83.4 | 63.9 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 83.2 | 63.6 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 82.7 | 63.4 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 82.9 | 63.1 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 83 | 62.8 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 82.6 | 62.5 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 82.6 | 62.2 | 69 |
| 2006 | 82.4 | 62 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 82 | 61.9 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 82.1 | 61.8 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 81.9 | 61.7 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 81.8 | 61.6 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 81.5 | 61.7 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 81.2 | 61.6 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 80.6 | 61.5 | 66 |
| 1998 | 80.7 | 60.4 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 80.6 | 61.3 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 80.4 | 61.1 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 79.7 | 60.9 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 79.8 | 60.7 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 79.5 | 60.5 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 79.3 | 60.3 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 79.3 | 59.9 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 79 | 59.8 | 64 |
| 1989 | 79 | 59.6 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 78.6 | 59.4 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 78.6 | 59.2 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 78.2 | 59 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 77.8 | 58.8 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 77.5 | 58.6 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 77.1 | 58.3 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 77.1 | 58.1 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 76.6 | 57.8 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 76.1 | 57.4 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 76.2 | 57 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 75.7 | 56.5 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 75.3 | 56.1 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 74.8 | 55.5 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 74.4 | 55 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 73.9 | 54.4 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 73.4 | 53.9 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 73.3 | 53.3 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 72.8 | 52.6 | 56 |
| 1970 | 72 | 52.1 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 71.9 | 51.5 | 56 |
| 1968 | 71.7 | 50.9 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 71.4 | 50.3 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 71.1 | 49.6 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 70.3 | 48.9 | 54 |
| 1964 | 70.2 | 48.3 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 69.8 | 47.7 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 68.7 | 46.7 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 68.4 | 46.4 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 67.7 | 45.8 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 67.5 | 45.1 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 67 | 44.6 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 65.4 | 43.9 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 65.6 | 43.3 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 65.7 | 42.6 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 64.5 | 42 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 63.3 | 41.3 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 63 | 40.7 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 61 | 35.5 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 59.3 | 39.4 | 46.4 |
| 1949 | 57.7 | – | – |
| 1948 | 56.8 | – | – |
| 1947 | 51.7 | – | – |
| 1946 | – | 31.5 | – |
| 1945 | 30.5 | – | – |
| 1935 | 48.2 | – | – |
| 1927 | 45.7 | – | – |
| 1922 | 42.6 | – | – |
| 1920 | 42 | – | – |
| 1915 | 40.9 | – | – |
| 1910 | 40 | – | – |
| 1905 | 39.2 | – | – |
| 1900 | 38.6 | – | – |
| 1895 | 38.1 | – | – |
| 1890 | 37.7 | – | – |
| 1885 | 37.3 | – | – |
| 1880 | 37 | – | – |
| 1875 | 36.8 | – | – |
| 1870 | 36.6 | – | – |
| 1865 | 36.4 | – | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Our World in Data
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Japan | Papua New Guinea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 84.984–85.8 | 66.364.9–67.8 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 8583.7–86.4 | 66.464.4–68.4 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 85.283.5–86.8 | 66.564.1–68.9 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 85.383.4–87.3 | 66.663.9–69.5 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 85.483.3–87.5 | 66.863.7–69.8 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 85.683.3–87.9 | 66.963.7–70.3 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 85.783.3–88.3 | 6763.5–70.7 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 85.983.3–88.6 | 67.163.3–71.1 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 8683.3–88.7 | 67.363–71.3 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 86.283.3–89.1 | 67.463.1–71.7 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 86.383.3–89.3 | 67.562.9–72.1 | 75 |
| 2035 | 86.483.4–89.6 | 67.662.8–72.4 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 86.683.4–89.8 | 67.762.4–72.5 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 86.783.5–90 | 67.862.6–72.9 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 86.883.5–90.4 | 6862.6–73.2 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 8783.6–90.7 | 68.162.5–73.5 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 87.183.5–90.9 | 68.262.5–73.8 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 87.283.4–91.1 | 68.362.5–74 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 87.483.6–91.2 | 68.462.2–74.2 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 87.583.6–91.4 | 68.562.3–74.6 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 87.683.7–91.7 | 68.662.2–74.6 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 87.883.8–92.1 | 68.762–74.9 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 87.984–92.2 | 68.861.9–75.2 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 8883.8–92.4 | 68.961.7–75.3 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 88.283.9–92.7 | 6961.8–75.4 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 88.384–93.1 | 69.161.9–75.9 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 88.483.9–93.2 | 69.261.9–76.1 | 77 |
| 2051 | 88.583.9–93.3 | 69.361.9–76.3 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 88.784–93.6 | 69.461.5–76.4 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 88.884–93.6 | 69.561.4–76.5 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 88.984.1–93.8 | 69.661.5–76.6 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 8984.2–94 | 69.761.5–77 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 89.284.2–94.4 | 69.861.7–77 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 89.384.4–94.5 | 7061.6–77.4 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 89.484.4–94.7 | 70.161.3–77.7 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 89.584.5–95 | 70.261.4–77.9 | 78 |
| 2060 | 89.784.4–95.2 | 70.361.6–78.3 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 89.884.4–95.2 | 70.461.5–78.5 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 89.984.7–95.6 | 70.561.3–78.6 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 9084.6–95.8 | 70.661.4–78.8 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 90.184.6–96 | 70.761.5–79.2 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 90.384.6–96.2 | 70.861.4–79.3 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 90.484.6–96.4 | 70.961.7–79.4 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 90.584.7–96.6 | 7161.7–79.6 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 90.684.9–96.8 | 71.161.6–79.7 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 90.785–97 | 71.261.7–79.9 | 79 |
| 2070 | 90.985–97.2 | 71.361.7–80.2 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 9185.1–97.4 | 71.561.4–80.5 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 91.185–97.6 | 71.661.6–80.6 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 91.285–97.6 | 71.761.5–80.8 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 91.485.2–98.1 | 71.861.3–81 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 91.585.3–98.2 | 71.961.5–81.4 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 91.685.5–98.4 | 7261.7–81.5 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 91.785.5–98.4 | 72.161.8–81.7 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 91.885.6–98.5 | 72.261.9–81.9 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 91.985.6–98.7 | 72.361.9–82 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 92.185.8–98.9 | 72.461.9–82.3 | 80 |
| 2081 | 92.285.8–99 | 72.561.7–82.5 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 92.385.8–99.5 | 72.661.8–82.6 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 92.485.9–99.5 | 72.862–82.8 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 92.586.1–99.8 | 72.961.7–83 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 92.686.2–99.9 | 7361.7–83.1 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 92.785.9–100 | 73.161.5–83.3 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 92.986.1–100.1 | 73.261.7–83.5 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 9386.3–100.2 | 73.361.5–83.4 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 93.186.4–100.3 | 73.561.7–83.7 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 93.286.4–100.8 | 73.661.5–83.9 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 93.386.7–100.8 | 73.761.4–84.1 | 81 |
| 2092 | 93.586.4–101.1 | 73.861.6–84.4 | 81 |
| 2093 | 93.686.5–101.4 | 73.961.6–84.5 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 93.786.5–101.5 | 74.161.4–84.5 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 93.886.4–101.6 | 74.261.5–84.9 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 93.986.6–101.8 | 74.361.8–85.2 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 9486.7–102.2 | 74.461.7–85.1 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 94.286.6–102.3 | 74.561.5–85.2 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 94.386.7–102.2 | 74.661.7–85.5 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 94.486.7–102.4 | 74.861.7–85.8 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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
Japan vs Papua New Guinea
Health
- Child mortalityJapan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Papua New Guinea: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJapan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Papua New Guinea: 32.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionJapan: 3.34% in 2017Papua New Guinea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateJapan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Papua New Guinea: 23.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJapan: 124 million people in 2023Papua New Guinea: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthJapan: -0.48% a year in 2023Papua New Guinea: 1.8% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJapan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJapan: 92.3% in 2025Papua New Guinea: 15.8% in 2025
- Median ageJapan: 49 years in 2023Papua New Guinea: 22.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJapan: 29.6% in 2023Papua New Guinea: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateJapan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Papua New Guinea: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJapan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025Papua New Guinea: 0.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsJapan: $59.5B in 2025Papua New Guinea: $110M in 2025
- Military spending per personJapan: $504 in 2025Papua New Guinea: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingJapan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Papua New Guinea: 1.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelJapan: 261,000 people in 2020Papua New Guinea: 4,000 people in 2020
- National powerJapan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022Papua New Guinea: 0.03% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJapan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020Papua New Guinea: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJapan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025Papua New Guinea: 9 million TIV in 2023