Development Ledger · Asia-Pacific
Japan
HDI rank 23 of 193High incomeGDI group 2
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Human Development Index (2023)
0.925
+0.072 since 1990
Inequality-adjusted HDI
0.845
8.6% lost to inequality
Life expectancy
84.7 yrs
Expected schooling 15.5 yrs
GNI per person (2021 PPP $)
$47,775
Mean schooling 12.7 yrs
HDI over Time
Japan against its closest income-group peers, 1990–2023.
The Three Dimensions
Each scaled 0 to 1 against UNDP goalposts. The HDI is their geometric mean, so a weak dimension pulls it down more than an average would.
Health0.995
Education0.854
Income0.932
World Bank Human Capital Index (2020): 0.81. A child born today will be 81% as productive as with full health and education.
Peers
Japan against economies in the same World Bank income group, same region first.
Years Behind
How many years ago the benchmark reached the level this country is at today.