Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
2.40 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Japan
East Asia & Pacific · East Asia & Pacific · Capital: Tokyo
Rank #21 of scored countries.
Survival
86.7
Living
68.4
Governance
86.2
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
2.65 per 1,000(2022)
Normalized: 47/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
—
Normalized: — · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
98.73 %(2024)
Normalized: 99/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
—
Normalized: — · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
2.45 %(2025)
Normalized: 92/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
3.90 %(2025)
Normalized: 95/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
3.34 % of GDP(2021)
Normalized: 29/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
52,039 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 44/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
10.74 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 74/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
2.74 %(2024)
Normalized: 95/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
84.04 years(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
32.30 0–100 index(2020)
Normalized: 72/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.36 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 82/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
2.09 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 100/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.51 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 94/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
1.12 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 84/100 · higher is better
History
Japan — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1996: +2.7 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80.3 | 20 | 86.6 | 68.8 | 86.3 |
| 2025 | 80.2 | 21 | 86.7 | 68.4 | 86.2 |
| 2024 | 80.4 | 19 | 86.7 | 69.2 | 85.9 |
| 2023 | 80.1 | 18 | 86.4 | 69.2 | 85.3 |
| 2022 | 80.9 | 14 | 85.8 | 72.0 | 85.7 |
| 2021 | 80.6 | 15 | 84.9 | 73.6 | 83.7 |
| 2020 | 80.4 | 16 | 84.9 | 72.6 | 84.3 |
| 2019 | 80.0 | 19 | 85.3 | 71.1 | 84.0 |
| 2018 | 79.9 | 20 | 85.7 | 70.3 | 84.1 |
| 2017 | 80.0 | 19 | 85.1 | 70.3 | 85.4 |
| 2016 | 80.1 | 19 | 84.8 | 70.8 | 85.4 |
| 2015 | 80.3 | 19 | 84.6 | 71.5 | 85.8 |
| 2014 | 80.1 | 21 | 84.5 | 70.0 | 87.1 |
| 2013 | 79.8 | 20 | 83.9 | 71.8 | 84.4 |
| 2012 | 79.0 | 19 | 83.0 | 71.5 | 83.0 |
| 2011 | 79.0 | 20 | 82.4 | 72.0 | 83.6 |
| 2010 | 77.5 | 21 | 81.5 | 68.6 | 83.7 |
| 2009 | 76.7 | 26 | 81.5 | 68.1 | 81.2 |
| 2008 | 76.0 | 27 | 83.5 | 66.2 | 77.9 |
| 2007 | 76.0 | 25 | 83.2 | 65.7 | 79.2 |
| 2006 | 76.3 | 27 | 83.1 | 65.5 | 80.6 |
| 2005 | 76.3 | 27 | 82.6 | 66.8 | 79.5 |
| 2004 | 75.6 | 27 | 82.1 | 66.7 | 77.7 |
| 2003 | 75.1 | 28 | 80.8 | 66.5 | 78.1 |
| 2002 | 75.2 | 28 | 80.9 | 66.9 | 77.7 |
| 2001 | 76.0 | 24 | 81.3 | 67.3 | 79.4 |
| 2000 | 76.7 | 22 | 81.9 | 68.6 | 79.7 |
| 1999 | 75.2 | 24 | 77.2 | 71.0 | 77.7 |
| 1998 | 75.8 | 25 | 78.6 | 71.3 | 77.7 |
| 1997 | 77.4 | 18 | 79.7 | 71.8 | 81.6 |
| 1996 | 77.6 | 19 | 79.6 | 72.4 | 81.6 |
| 1995 | — | — | 79.7 | 73.4 | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 80.4 | 74.0 | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 80.7 | 73.8 | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 81.6 | 83.1 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 81.3 | 83.5 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 69.5 | 82.9 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 67.7 | 88.9 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 68.0 | 89.7 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 68.1 | 89.9 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 68.4 | 86.0 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 69.3 | 86.3 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 67.7 | 86.4 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 67.7 | 86.6 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 67.9 | 87.6 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 68.2 | 85.9 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 66.3 | 83.7 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 72.3 | 86.1 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 72.4 | 84.7 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 67.8 | 82.6 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 66.4 | 80.5 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 66.4 | 74.7 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 67.4 | 58.1 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 68.3 | 62.6 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 71.7 | 70.4 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 76.8 | 67.1 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 77.8 | 76.5 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 78.7 | 84.0 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 76.6 | 88.5 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 77.9 | 88.8 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 78.9 | 86.0 | — |
| 1965 | — | — | 78.9 | 80.1 | — |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Japan.