Estonia vs Japan

Estonia
Europe & Central Asia
High income
Capital: Tallinn
Population
1.4M
GDP
$43.1B
Japan
East Asia & Pacific
High income
Capital: Tokyo
Population
124M
GDP
$4.0T

POP 90.3x GDP 93.4x LE 4.7 yrs same-band HIC

Widest indicator spreads · Estonia vs Japan

Foreign Direct Investment121.3%Net Migration105%GDP (Current USD)98.9%Population98.9%Population Density90.6%Intentional Homicides85.1%Stunting Prevalence (und…83.1%Renewable Energy Consump…76.8%
WIDE pair: the board is the Foreign Direct Investment gap first (Estonia HIC vs Japan HIC).

Demographics: Population (Japan, 99% spread)

Indicator Estonia Japan Year
Population 1.4M 124M 2024
Population Density 32.1 341.5 2023
Population Ages 65+ 21.3% 29.8% 2024
Population Ages 0-14 15.6% 11.4% 2024

3 closer demographics rows sit on the Estonia and Japan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Japan, 121% spread)

Indicator Estonia Japan Year
Foreign Direct Investment $-3,437,916,450.377 $16.2B 2024
GDP (Current USD) $43.1B $4.0T 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 151.0% 46.4% 2024
Unemployment Rate 7.6% 2.5% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Estonia and Japan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Stunting Prevalence (under 5) (Japan, 83% spread)

Indicator Estonia Japan Year
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 1.2% 7.1% 2014
Maternal Mortality Ratio 5 3 2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 7.8% 10.7% 2024
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 3.5 2.6 2022

3 closer health rows sit on the Estonia and Japan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Estonia, 36% spread)

Indicator Estonia Japan Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.2% 3.3% 2022

5 closer education rows sit on the Estonia and Japan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Renewable Energy Consumption (Estonia, 77% spread)

Indicator Estonia Japan Year
Renewable Energy Consumption 38.0% 8.8% 2021
Freshwater Withdrawal 9.5% 18.5% 2022
Electric Power Consumption 5,298 7,530 2024
Forest Area 57.1% 68.4% 2023

1 closer environment rows sit on the Estonia and Japan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Mobile Subscriptions (Japan, 15% spread)

Indicator Estonia Japan Year
Mobile Subscriptions 151.1 178.4 2024

4 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Estonia and Japan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Japan, 105% spread)

Indicator Estonia Japan Year
Net Migration -7,742 153.4K 2024
Intentional Homicides 1.5 0.2 2023
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.3% 1.2% 2023

3 closer social rows sit on the Estonia and Japan profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Estonia vs Japan comparison

Estonia (HIC, Europe & Central Asia) vs Japan (HIC, East Asia & Pacific) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 90.3x smaller (1.4M vs 124M) and total GDP is 93.4x smaller ($43.1B vs $4.0T). The gap board leads on Foreign Direct Investment (~121% relative spread) across 47 indicators in 8 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Estonia vs Japan figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band HIC · WIDE scale band.