The following are international rankings of Japan.

Cities[edit]

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  Tokyo-Yokohama, Mercer Human Resource Consulting: Most expensive cities 2008, ranked 2


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  Tokyo-Yokohama, Population of urban area ranked 1


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  Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto, Population of urban area ranked 10


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  Osaka, Mercer Human Resource Consulting: Most expensive cities 2008, ranked 11


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  Nagoya, Population of urban area ranked 24

Demographics[edit]

Japan's population is expected to age and rapidly decline this century

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  Population ranked 10 out of 228 countries and territories


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  Population density ranked 37 out of 242 countries and territories


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  The World Factbook 2008 estimates Life expectancy ranked 1 out of 191 countries and territories^[1]
  


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  Total immigrant population ranked 20 out of 192 countries^[2][3]
  

Economy[edit]

Shinjuku's skyscrapers display Japan's economic success

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  IMD International: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2005, ranked 19 out of 60 economies ^[4]
  


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  The Wall Street Journal: Index of Economic Freedom 2008, ranked 17 out of 157 countries^[5]
  


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  The Economist: Quality-of-life Index 2005, ranked 17 out of 111 countries^[6]
  


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  World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016, ranked 6 out of 125 countries^[7]
  

Education[edit]

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  Education Index 2007, ranked 35 out of 181 countries


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  OECD Programme for International Student Assessment 2012,
  
  
  
  • ranked 7 out of 65 countries in maths
  
  
  • ranked 4 out of 65 countries in sciences
  
  
  • ranked 4 out of 65 countries in reading
  
  
  
  


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  Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011-2012
  
  
  
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    University of Tokyo, ranked 30 in the world,^[8] 1 in Asia.^[9]
    
  
  
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    Kyoto University, ranked 52 in the world,^[8] 5 in Asia.^[9]
    
  
  
  
  

Environment[edit]

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  Yale University Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network: Environmental Sustainability Index 2012, ranked 23 out of 132 countries

Geography[edit]

Japan is extremely mountainous, with very little arable land

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  Total area ranked 61 out of 233 countries

Globalization[edit]

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  KOF: Index of Globalization 2007, ranked 40 out of 122 countries^[10]
  


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  A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2006, ranked 28 out of 62 countries^[11]
  

Industry[edit]

ASIMO is the most advanced humanoid robot

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  Shipbuilding total completed ships 2005, ranked 1^[12]
  


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  OICA automobile production 2014, ranked 3 out of 53 countries^[13]
  


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  The World Factbook: Steel Production 2014, ranked 2 out of 42 countries


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  Electricity Production 2010, ranked 3 out of 210 countries

Military[edit]

Mitsubishi F-2 fighter jet

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  Center for Strategic and International Studies: active troops ranked 22 out of 166 countries^[14]
  

Political[edit]

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  Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index 2017, ranked 20 out of 180 countries^[15]
  


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  Reporters without borders: Worldwide press freedom index 2008, ranked 29 out of 173 countries^[16]
  


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  The Economist Democracy Index 2014, ranked 20th out of 167 countries^[17]
  

Society[edit]

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  United Nations: Human Development Index, ranked 12 out of 187 countries^[18]
  


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  Institute for Economics and Peace: Global Peace Index 2014, ranked 8 out of 162


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  New Economics Foundation: Happy Planet Index 2012, ranked 45 out of 151


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  Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers report 2007, ranked 29 out of 110 countries^[19]
  


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  World Health Organization: suicide rate, ranked 10 out of 100 countries^[20]
  


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  University of Leicester: Satisfaction with Life Index 2006, ranked 90 out of 178 countries^[21]
  


• Gallup Global Wellbeing Index 2010, ranked 84 out of 155^[22]
  


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  Cigarette consumption ranked 12^[23]
  

Technology[edit]

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  World Intellectual Property Organization: Patent applications 2012, ranked 1


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  World Intellectual Property Organization: Patent granted 2012, ranked 1


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  Brown University Taubman Center for Public Policy 2006: ranked 8 in online government services^[24]
  


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  Number of mobile phones in use ranked 9 ^[25]
  


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  Number of broadband Internet users ranked 3


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  Economist Intelligence Unit: E-readiness 2008, ranked 18 out of 45 countries


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  World Economic Forum Networked Readiness Index 2007–2008, ranked 19 out of 127 countries^[26]
  


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  United Nations: e-Government Readiness Index, 2008, ranked 11 out of 50 countries^[27]
  


• Futron: Space Competitiveness Index, 2012, ranked 4

Tourism[edit]

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  World Tourism Organization: World Tourism rankings 2007, ranked 28^[28]
  


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  World Economic Forum: Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013, ranked 14 out of 140


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  World Heritage Site 2014, ranked 18

Transportation[edit]

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  Total rapid transit systems ranked 3

References[edit]