Czechia vs Japan: Self-reported happiness vs. GDP per capita
Czechia
86.3%
in 2022
Japan
88.3%
in 2022
Czechia rank
20th
Japan rank
17th
Self-reported happiness vs. GDP per capita over time
- Czechia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 88.3% against 86.3% in Czechia, a difference of 2.0%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Czechia ranks 20th and Japan ranks 17th of 39 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.3% | 83.4% | 4.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 85.6% | 86.5% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 87.2% | 3.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 88.3% | 2.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-reported happiness vs. gdp per capita, Czechia or Japan?
- Japan, at 88.3% against 86.3% in Czechia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in self-reported happiness vs. gdp per capita between Czechia and Japan?
- 2.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Japan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Czechia and Japan rank globally for self-reported happiness vs. gdp per capita?
- Czechia ranks 20th and Japan ranks 17th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Integrated Values Surveys (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Self-reported happiness vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
% of respondents replying "very happy" or "quite happy" when asked "Taking all things together, would you say you are very happy, quite happy, not very happy or not at all happy?"