Japan vs Macao

Japan vs Macao, head to head across 15 shared rankings. Japan ranks higher in 8, Macao ranks higher in 7. On that count Japan comes out ahead overall, though each ranking measures something different, so the detail below matters more than the tally.

Ranking by ranking: in Countries with the highest beef yield per animal, Japan is #1 with 450 kilograms per animal and Macao is #7 with 358 kilograms per animal (Japan ahead by 6); in Countries with the largest current account surpluses relative to GDP, Japan is #37 with 4.82 % of GDP and Macao is #1 with 36.29 % of GDP (Macao ahead by 36); in Countries with the most students reaching minimum maths level (lower sec.), Japan is #1 with 91.73 % and Macao is #2 with 91.56 % (Japan ahead by 1); in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (lower sec.), Japan is #4 with 86.25 % and Macao is #3 with 87.36 % (Macao ahead by 1); in Countries with the longest life expectancy, Japan is #4 with 84.71 years and Macao is #22 with 83.07 years (Japan ahead by 18); in Countries getting the largest share of their calories from animal protein, Japan is #38 with 7.99 % and Macao is #4 with 10.81 % (Macao ahead by 34).

Within each ranking both entries are measured by the same metric from the same source at the same time, which makes every row a like-for-like comparison. Across rankings the metrics differ, so a lead in one does not cancel out a deficit in another. The rank history chart tracks both entries through every published snapshot of the first shared ranking.

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