Areas Where Sweden Is Better Than Japan

🇸🇪 Sweden is ranked better in 18 indicators, while Japan is ranked better in 5 indicators.

• 💼 Education Expenditure as GDP Percentage

  7.32 🇸🇪

  |

  3.34 🇯🇵

  Indicates the share of national wealth invested in education, impacting long-term economic growth.

• 📈 School enrollment, primary (% gross)

  115.02 🇸🇪

  |

  102.5 🇯🇵

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

• ⚖️ Gender Development Index

  0.99 🇸🇪

  |

  0.97 🇯🇵

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

• 🗣️ Voice and Accountability: Estimate

  1.57 🇸🇪

  |

  1.11 🇯🇵

  Higher values indicate stronger democratic governance and citizen participation.

• ♀️ Gender Inequality Index

  0.01 🇸🇪

  |

  0.06 🇯🇵

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

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

  74,150 🇸🇪

  |

  55,120 🇯🇵

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

• 🌍 Human Development Index

  0.96 🇸🇪

  |

  0.93 🇯🇵

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

• 🕵️‍♂️ Control of Corruption: Estimate

  2.03 🇸🇪

  |

  1.4 🇯🇵

  Higher values indicate better control of corruption, enhancing governance.

• 🌿 Planetary Pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

  0.81 🇸🇪

  |

  0.79 🇯🇵

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

• 📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

  0.89 🇸🇪

  |

  0.85 🇯🇵

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

• ⏱️ Timeliness of Shipments

  4.2 🇸🇪

  |

  4 🇯🇵

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

• 📜 Regulatory Quality: Estimate

  1.72 🇸🇪

  |

  1.47 🇯🇵

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

• 🔍 Tracking and Tracing Ability

  4.1 🇸🇪

  |

  4 🇯🇵

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

• 🚚 Ease of Arranging Shipments

  3.4 🇸🇪

  |

  3.3 🇯🇵

  Evaluates the ease of arranging competitively priced shipments, affecting trade competitiveness.

• 🌐 Overall Logistics Performance

  4 🇸🇪

  |

  3.9 🇯🇵

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

• 📦 Customs Efficiency

  4 🇸🇪

  |

  3.9 🇯🇵

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

• ⚖️ Rule of Law: Estimate

  1.6 🇸🇪

  |

  1.54 🇯🇵

  Higher values indicate stronger adherence to the rule of law.

• 📦 Logistics Services Quality

  4.2 🇸🇪

  |

  4.1 🇯🇵

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

Areas Where Japan Is Better Than Sweden