# International rankings of Japan

The following are international rankings of Japan.

## Cities

* Tokyo-Yokohama, Mercer Human Resource Consulting: Most expensive cities 2008, ranked 2
* Tokyo-Yokohama, Population of urban area ranked 1
* Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto, Population of urban area ranked 10
* Osaka, Mercer Human Resource Consulting: Most expensive cities 2008, ranked 11
* Nagoya, Population of urban area ranked 24

## Demographics

* Population ranked 11 out of 228 countries and territories
* Population density ranked 37 out of 242 countries and territories
* The World Factbook 2008 estimates Life expectancy ranked 1 out of 191 countries and territories
* Total immigrant population ranked 20 out of 192 countries

## Economy

* IMD International: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2005, ranked 19 out of 60 economies
* The Heritage Foundation/The Wall Street Journal: Index of Economic Freedom 2008, ranked 17 out of 157 countries
* The Economist: Quality-of-life Index 2005, ranked 17 out of 111 countries
* World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016, ranked 6 out of 125 countries

## Education

* Education Index 2007, ranked 35 out of 181 countries
* OECD Programme for International Student Assessment 2012,
** ranked 7 out of 65 countries in maths
** ranked 4 out of 65 countries in sciences
** ranked 4 out of 65 countries in reading
* Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011–2012
** University of Tokyo, ranked 30 in the world, 1 in Asia.
** Kyoto University, ranked 52 in the world, 5 in Asia.

## Environment

* Yale University Center for Environmental Law and Policy and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network: Environmental Sustainability Index 2012, ranked 23 out of 132 countries

## Geography

* Total area ranked 61 out of 233 countries

## Globalization

* KOF: Index of Globalization 2007, ranked 40 out of 122 countries
* A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2006, ranked 28 out of 62 countries

## Industry

* Shipbuilding total completed ships 2005, ranked 1
* OICA automobile production 2014, ranked 3 out of 53 countries
* The World Factbook: Steel Production 2014, ranked 2 out of 42 countries
* Electricity Production 2010, ranked 3 out of 210 countries

## Military

* Center for Strategic and International Studies: active troops ranked 22 out of 166 countries

## Political

* Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index 2017, ranked 20 out of 180 countries
* Reporters without borders: Worldwide press freedom index 2008, ranked 29 out of 173 countries
* V-Dem Democracy indices: ranked 2023 23rd out of 179 countries
* Democracy Index (The Economist) ranked 2022 16th out of 167 countries

## Society

* United Nations: Human Development Index, ranked 12 out of 187 countries
* Institute for Economics and Peace: Global Peace Index 2014, ranked 8 out of 162
* New Economics Foundation: Happy Planet Index 2012, ranked 45 out of 151
* Save the Children: State of the World's Mothers report 2007, ranked 29 out of 110 countries
* World Health Organization: suicide rate, ranked 10 out of 100 countries
* University of Leicester: Satisfaction with Life Index 2006, ranked 90 out of 178 countries
* Gallup Global Wellbeing Index 2010, ranked 84 out of 155
* Cigarette consumption ranked 12

## Technology

* World Intellectual Property Organization: Patent applications 2012, ranked 1
* World Intellectual Property Organization: Patent granted 2012, ranked 1
* World Intellectual Property Organization: Global Innovation Index 2024, ranked 13 out of 133 countries
* Brown University Taubman Center for Public Policy 2006: ranked 8 in online government services
* Number of mobile phones in use ranked 9
* Number of broadband Internet users ranked 3
* Economist Intelligence Unit: E-readiness 2008, ranked 18 out of 45 countries
* World Economic Forum Networked Readiness Index 2007–2008, ranked 19 out of 127 countries
* United Nations: e-Government Readiness Index, 2008, ranked 11 out of 50 countries
* Futron: Space Competitiveness Index, 2012, ranked 4

## Tourism

* World Tourism Organization: World Tourism rankings 2007, ranked 28
* World Economic Forum: Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013, ranked 14 out of 140
* World Heritage Site 2014, ranked 18

## Transportation

* Total rapid transit systems ranked 3