Areas Where Japan Is Better Than Afghanistan

🇯🇵 Japan is ranked better in 12 indicators, while Afghanistan is ranked better in 0 indicators.

• 🏛️ Government Effectiveness: Estimate

  1.63 🇯🇵

  |

  -1.99 🇦🇫

  Measures the quality of public services and policy implementation, crucial for governance.

• ⚖️ Rule of Law: Estimate

  1.54 🇯🇵

  |

  -1.65 🇦🇫

  Higher values indicate stronger adherence to the rule of law.

• 🗣️ Voice and Accountability: Estimate

  1.11 🇯🇵

  |

  -1.85 🇦🇫

  Higher values indicate stronger democratic governance and citizen participation.

• 🕊️ Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate

  0.95 🇯🇵

  |

  -2.48 🇦🇫

  Higher values indicate a more stable political environment.

• 📜 Regulatory Quality: Estimate

  1.47 🇯🇵

  |

  -1.27 🇦🇫

  Reflects the ability of the government to formulate and implement sound policies.

• 🌍 Human Development Index

  0.93 🇯🇵

  |

  0.5 🇦🇫

  Assesses long-term progress in health, education, and income. Higher values indicate better human development.

• 🌐 Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high)

  3.9 🇯🇵

  |

  1.9 🇦🇫

  Overall assessment of logistics performance, crucial for trade and economic growth.

• ♀️ Gender Inequality Index

  0.06 🇯🇵

  |

  0.66 🇦🇫

  Measures gender disparities in reproductive health, empowerment, and labor market participation. Lower values indicate less inequality.

• 🕵️‍♂️ Control of Corruption: Estimate

  1.4 🇯🇵

  |

  -1.15 🇦🇫

  Higher values indicate better control of corruption, enhancing governance.

• 📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

  0.85 🇯🇵

  |

  0.32 🇦🇫

  Adjusts the HDI for inequality in distribution of each dimension. Higher values indicate better human development with less inequality.

• 🌿 Planetary pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

  0.79 🇯🇵

  |

  0.49 🇦🇫

  Adjusts HDI by considering environmental sustainability. Higher values indicate better human development with lower environmental impact.

• ⚖️ Gender Development Index

  0.97 🇯🇵

  |

  0.66 🇦🇫

  Compares female and male Human Development Index (HDI) values. Higher values indicate more gender equality.