Japan vs United Kingdom
| Ranking | Japan | United Kingdom | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries by foreign direct investment, net outflows 2026-10-28 | #2 · 217.8k BoP, current US$ million | #28 · 9,432.54 BoP, current US$ million | Japan leads by 26 places |
| Countries with the most rail travel 2026-10-28 | #2 · 0.26 million | #12 · 0.02 million | Japan leads by 10 places |
| Countries with the highest share of people over 65 2026-10-28 | #2 · 29.99 % | #39 · 19.7 % | Japan leads by 37 places |
| Countries by primary income payments 2026-10-28 | #13 · 176.57 BoP, current US$ bn | #2 · 578.3 BoP, current US$ bn | United Kingdom leads by 11 places |
| Countries by reserves and related items 2026-10-28 | #3 · 37.0k BoP, current US$ million | #8 · 12.8k BoP, current US$ million | Japan leads by 5 places |
| Countries by secondary income, other sectors, payments 2026-10-28 | #4 · 71.7k BoP, current US$ million | #8 · 47.3k BoP, current US$ million | Japan leads by 4 places |
| Largest economies by GDP 2026-10-28 | #4 · 4,435.16 US$ bn | #5 · 4,002.59 US$ bn | Japan leads by 1 place |
| Countries with the longest life expectancy 2026-10-28 | #4 · 84.71 years | #46 · 81.3 years | Japan leads by 42 places |
| Countries by age of democracy polity 2026-10-28 | #19 · 67 | #4 · 139 | United Kingdom leads by 15 places |
| Countries by imports of goods and services 2026-10-28 | #6 · 998.13 BoP, current US$ bn | #4 · 1,277.76 BoP, current US$ bn | United Kingdom leads by 2 places |
| Countries by imports of goods, services and primary income 2026-10-28 | #9 · 1,174.7 BoP, current US$ bn | #4 · 1,856.06 BoP, current US$ bn | United Kingdom leads by 5 places |
| Countries by goods imports 2026-10-28 | #8 · 728.97 BoP, current US$ bn | #4 · 825.98 BoP, current US$ bn | United Kingdom leads by 4 places |
| Countries earning the most from tourism 2026-10-28 | #20 · 11.4 US$ bn | #5 · 31.66 US$ bn | United Kingdom leads by 15 places |
| Countries by service imports 2026-10-28 | #9 · 269.16 BoP, current US$ bn | #5 · 451.78 BoP, current US$ bn | United Kingdom leads by 4 places |
| Countries by age of electoral democracy 2026-10-28 | #21 · 74 | #5 · 107 | United Kingdom leads by 16 places |
| Countries with the most air passengers 2026-10-28 | #6 · 120.31 million | #7 · 118.95 million | Japan leads by 1 place |
| Countries by charges for the use of intellectual property, payments 2026-10-28 | #6 · 34.8k BoP, current US$ million | #8 · 30.1k BoP, current US$ million | Japan leads by 2 places |
| Countries by absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 2026-10-28 | #8 · 60.6 thousand | #24 · 27.2 thousand | Japan leads by 16 places |
| Countries by age of electoral democracy lexical 2026-10-28 | #21 · 74 | #8 · 98 | United Kingdom leads by 13 places |
| Countries by communications, computer, etc. 2026-10-28 | #11 · 64.96 % of service imports, BoP | #26 · 54.62 % of service imports, BoP | Japan leads by 15 places |
| Most populous countries 2026-10-28 | #12 · 123.37 million | #22 · 69.49 million | Japan leads by 10 places |
| Countries by age of full democracy 2026-10-28 | #15 · 72 | #12 · 80 | United Kingdom leads by 3 places |
| Countries by access to sexual health care and education 2026-10-28 | #45 · 85 | #14 · 96 | United Kingdom leads by 31 places |
| Countries by personal remittances, paid 2026-10-28 | #25 · 7,168.11 current US$ million | #16 · 13.2k current US$ million | United Kingdom leads by 9 places |
| Countries spending the most on health per person 2026-10-28 | #24 · 3,638.19 US$ | #17 · 5,860.24 US$ | United Kingdom leads by 7 places |
| Countries by access drinking water stacked 2026-10-28 | #37 · 98.73 | #19 · 99.82 | United Kingdom leads by 18 places |
| Most-visited countries by international arrivals 2026-10-28 | #43 · 4.12 million | #22 · 11.1 million | United Kingdom leads by 21 places |
| Most urbanised countries 2026-10-28 | #26 · 92.3 % | #50 · 83.32 % | Japan leads by 24 places |
| Richest countries by GDP per capita 2026-10-28 | #48 · 36.0k US$ | #27 · 57.6k US$ | United Kingdom leads by 21 places |
Rank history in Countries by foreign direct investment, net outflows
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