Japan vs United States of America: Self-reported happiness vs. GDP per capita
Japan
88.3%
in 2022
United States of America
88.2%
in 2022
Japan rank
17th
United States of America rank
18th
Self-reported happiness vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 88.3% against 88.2% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1984 it was United States of America ahead.
Japan ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 18th of 39 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.0% | 90.3% | 13.3% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 83.4% | 90.9% | 7.4% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 93.1% | 6.6% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 91.3% | 4.5% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 88.2% | 0.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher self-reported happiness vs. gdp per capita, Japan or United States of America?
- Japan, at 88.3% against 88.2% in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in self-reported happiness vs. gdp per capita between Japan and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for self-reported happiness vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 18th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Integrated Values Surveys (2024) – 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?"