Areas Where Japan Is Better Than China

🇯🇵 Japan is ranked better in 21 indicators, while China is ranked better in 3 indicators.

• 🗣️ Voice and Accountability: Estimate

  1.11 🇯🇵

  |

  -1.5 🇨🇳

  Higher values indicate stronger democratic governance and citizen participation.

• 🕊️ Political Stability Estimate

  0.95 🇯🇵

  |

  -0.51 🇨🇳

  Higher values indicate a more stable political environment.

• 📜 Regulatory Quality: Estimate

  1.47 🇯🇵

  |

  -0.36 🇨🇳

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

• 🌿 Planetary Pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

  0.79 🇯🇵

  |

  0.64 🇨🇳

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

• ⚖️ Rule of Law: Estimate

  1.54 🇯🇵

  |

  -0.04 🇨🇳

  Higher values indicate stronger adherence to the rule of law.

• 🕵️‍♂️ Control of Corruption: Estimate

  1.4 🇯🇵

  |

  -0.01 🇨🇳

  Higher values indicate better control of corruption, enhancing governance.

• 🌍 Human Development Index

  0.93 🇯🇵

  |

  0.8 🇨🇳

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

• 🤰 Maternal Mortality Ratio (Modeled)

  3 🇯🇵

  |

  16 🇨🇳

  Lower ratios indicate better maternal healthcare and safer childbirth conditions.

• ⏳ Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

  84.04 🇯🇵

  |

  77.95 🇨🇳

  A higher expectancy indicates better health and living conditions.

• 📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

  0.85 🇯🇵

  |

  0.67 🇨🇳

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

• 👶 Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

  2.4 🇯🇵

  |

  6.2 🇨🇳

  A lower rate indicates better child health and healthcare systems.

• 🏛️ Government Effectiveness: Estimate

  1.63 🇯🇵

  |

  0.68 🇨🇳

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

• 🌍 GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

  55,120 🇯🇵

  |

  26,920 🇨🇳

  Allows comparison of living standards across countries by adjusting for price differences.

• 📈 School enrollment, primary (% gross)

  102.5 🇯🇵

  |

  99.64 🇨🇳

  A higher rate indicates more children are enrolled in primary education, including over-aged students.

• 📦 Customs Efficiency

  3.9 🇯🇵

  |

  3.3 🇨🇳

  Measures the efficiency of customs clearance processes, impacting trade facilitation.

• ♀️ Gender Inequality Index

  0.06 🇯🇵

  |

  0.13 🇨🇳

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

• ⏱️ Timeliness of Shipments

  4 🇯🇵

  |

  3.7 🇨🇳

  Frequency with which shipments reach the consignee on time, affecting reliability in trade.

• 📦 Logistics Services Quality

  4.1 🇯🇵

  |

  3.8 🇨🇳

  Measures the competence and quality of logistics services, impacting supply chain efficiency.

• 🛤️ Infrastructure Quality

  4.2 🇯🇵

  |

  4 🇨🇳

  Assesses the quality of trade and transport infrastructure, crucial for logistics performance.

• 🔍 Tracking and Tracing Ability

  4 🇯🇵

  |

  3.8 🇨🇳

  Ability to track and trace consignments, crucial for supply chain transparency and efficiency.

• 🌐 Overall Logistics Performance

  3.9 🇯🇵

  |

  3.7 🇨🇳

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

Areas Where China Is Better Than Japan