Japan vs United Arab Emirates
Japan vs United Arab Emirates: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.7 years in Japan and 9.6 years in United Arab Emirates, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Japan, by 2.1 years, or 1.22 times that in United Arab Emirates.
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 | Japan | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.7 | 9.6 |
| 2018 | 12.3 | 9.7 |
| 2017 | 12.3 | 9.5 |
| 2010 | 12 | 8.8 |
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
Japan vs United Arab Emirates
Health
- Life expectancyJapan: 84.7 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJapan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJapan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionJapan: 3.34% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateJapan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationJapan: 124 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthJapan: -0.48% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJapan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJapan: 92.3% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageJapan: 49 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJapan: 29.6% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateJapan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personJapan: $38,620 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthJapan: 1.2% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationJapan: 3.2% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtJapan: 213.6% of GDP in 2024United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJapan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsJapan: $59.5B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personJapan: $504 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingJapan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelJapan: 261,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerJapan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJapan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJapan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsJapan: 28 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025