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
 * 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