Japan geopolitical profile
National context alongside 194 of 194 possible reviewed directions from Japan. Relationship scores remain directional: the reverse country view may differ.
1Partner11Cooperative180Mixed2Competitive
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2026 OUTLOOK · ESTIMATES
Current-year economic outlook
IMF projections are shown separately from observed World Bank data and may be revised.
IMF World Economic Outlook · April 2026 database · published 2026-04-14 · downloaded 2026-09-25
GDP per capita$36K
2015 $35.7K → 2025 $36KGDP growth1.2%
2015 1.8% → 2025 1.2%Inflation3.2%
2015 0.8% → 2025 3.2%Population123.4M
2015 127.1M → 2025 123.4MWorld Bank Indicators API · downloaded 2026-09-17 · each card uses its latest available year · CC BY 4.0
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Geopolitical position
A relational fingerprint calculated only from reviewed directions. Coverage is stated beside every aggregate.
CURRENT REVIEWED LAYER
Relationships from Japan
Sorted from highest to lowest for navigation, not as a league table. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties. Select a row for the evidence-backed directional page and its reciprocal comparison.
CountryScoreBandConfidenceEvidence
United StatesJPN → USA+55Partner95%Broad sourced evidenceSouth KoreaJPN → KOR+23Cooperative95%Broad sourced evidenceAustraliaJPN → AUS+22Cooperative92%Broad sourced evidenceIndiaJPN → IND+18Cooperative71%Broad sourced evidenceFranceJPN → FRA+16Cooperative71%Broad sourced evidenceGermanyJPN → DEU+16Cooperative71%Broad sourced evidenceUnited KingdomJPN → GBR+16Cooperative74%Broad sourced evidenceSpainJPN → ESP+15Cooperative68%Documented bilateral evidencePhilippinesJPN → PHL+12Cooperative77%Broad sourced evidenceItalyJPN → ITA+10Cooperative57%Documented bilateral evidenceNetherlandsJPN → NLD+10Cooperative57%Documented bilateral evidenceSaudi ArabiaJPN → SAU+10Cooperative68%Documented bilateral evidenceUkraineJPN → UKR+9Mixed86%Documented bilateral evidenceBrazilJPN → BRA+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceCanadaJPN → CAN+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceChileJPN → CHL+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceIndonesiaJPN → IDN+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMalaysiaJPN → MYS+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMexicoJPN → MEX+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSingaporeJPN → SGP+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceThailandJPN → THA+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceVietnamJPN → VNM+7Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceAustriaJPN → AUT+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBelgiumJPN → BEL+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBulgariaJPN → BGR+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceCroatiaJPN → HRV+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceCyprusJPN → CYP+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceDenmarkJPN → DNK+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceEstoniaJPN → EST+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceFinlandJPN → FIN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGreeceJPN → GRC+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceIrelandJPN → IRL+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceLatviaJPN → LVA+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceLithuaniaJPN → LTU+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceLuxembourgJPN → LUX+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMaltaJPN → MLT+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceNew ZealandJPN → NZL+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceNorwayJPN → NOR+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidencePolandJPN → POL+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidencePortugalJPN → PRT+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceRomaniaJPN → ROU+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSlovakiaJPN → SVK+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSloveniaJPN → SVN+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSwedenJPN → SWE+6Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSwitzerlandJPN → CHE+6Mixed45%Documented bilateral evidenceUnited Arab EmiratesJPN → ARE+6Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyAlbaniaJPN → ALB+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyAndorraJPN → AND+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyBosnia and HerzegovinaJPN → BIH+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyGeorgiaJPN → GEO+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyIcelandJPN → ISL+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyLiechtensteinJPN → LIE+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMoldovaJPN → MDA+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyMonacoJPN → MCO+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyMontenegroJPN → MNE+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyNorth MacedoniaJPN → MKD+5Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlySan MarinoJPN → SMR+5Mixed42%Quantitative indicators onlyAfghanistanJPN → AFG+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceAlgeriaJPN → DZA+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceAngolaJPN → AGO+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceAntigua and BarbudaJPN → ATG+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBahamasJPN → BHS+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBangladeshJPN → BGD+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBarbadosJPN → BRB+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBelizeJPN → BLZ+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBeninJPN → BEN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBhutanJPN → BTN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBoliviaJPN → BOL+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBotswanaJPN → BWA+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBruneiJPN → BRN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBurkina FasoJPN → BFA+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceBurundiJPN → BDI+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceCambodiaJPN → KHM+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceCameroonJPN → CMR+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceCape VerdeJPN → CPV+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceChadJPN → TCD+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceColombiaJPN → COL+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceComorosJPN → COM+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceCosta RicaJPN → CRI+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceCubaJPN → CUB+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceCzechiaJPN → CZE+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceDjiboutiJPN → DJI+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceDominicaJPN → DMA+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceDominican RepublicJPN → DOM+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceDR CongoJPN → COD+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceEcuadorJPN → ECU+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceEgyptJPN → EGY+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceEl SalvadorJPN → SLV+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceEquatorial GuineaJPN → GNQ+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceEritreaJPN → ERI+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceEswatiniJPN → SWZ+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceEthiopiaJPN → ETH+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceFijiJPN → FJI+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGabonJPN → GAB+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGambiaJPN → GMB+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGhanaJPN → GHA+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGrenadaJPN → GRD+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGuatemalaJPN → GTM+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGuineaJPN → GIN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceGuyanaJPN → GUY+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceHaitiJPN → HTI+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceHondurasJPN → HND+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceHungaryJPN → HUN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceIsraelJPN → ISR+4Mixed68%Documented bilateral evidenceIvory CoastJPN → CIV+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceJamaicaJPN → JAM+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceKazakhstanJPN → KAZ+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceKenyaJPN → KEN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceKiribatiJPN → KIR+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceKyrgyzstanJPN → KGZ+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceLaosJPN → LAO+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceLesothoJPN → LSO+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceLiberiaJPN → LBR+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceLibyaJPN → LBY+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMalawiJPN → MWI+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMaldivesJPN → MDV+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMaliJPN → MLI+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMarshall IslandsJPN → MHL+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMauritaniaJPN → MRT+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMauritiusJPN → MUS+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMicronesiaJPN → FSM+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMongoliaJPN → MNG+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMoroccoJPN → MAR+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMozambiqueJPN → MOZ+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceMyanmarJPN → MMR+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceNamibiaJPN → NAM+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceNepalJPN → NPL+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceNigerJPN → NER+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceNigeriaJPN → NGA+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidencePakistanJPN → PAK+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidencePalauJPN → PLW+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidencePalestineJPN → PSE+4Mixed56%Documented bilateral evidencePanamaJPN → PAN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidencePapua New GuineaJPN → PNG+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceParaguayJPN → PRY+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidencePeruJPN → PER+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceRepublic of the CongoJPN → COG+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceRwandaJPN → RWA+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSaint Kitts and NevisJPN → KNA+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSaint LuciaJPN → LCA+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesJPN → VCT+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSamoaJPN → WSM+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSão Tomé and PríncipeJPN → STP+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSenegalJPN → SEN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSeychellesJPN → SYC+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSierra LeoneJPN → SLE+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSolomon IslandsJPN → SLB+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSomaliaJPN → SOM+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSouth AfricaJPN → ZAF+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSouth SudanJPN → SSD+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSri LankaJPN → LKA+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSudanJPN → SDN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceSurinameJPN → SUR+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceTajikistanJPN → TJK+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceTanzaniaJPN → TZA+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceTogoJPN → TGO+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceTongaJPN → TON+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceTrinidad and TobagoJPN → TTO+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceTunisiaJPN → TUN+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceTurkmenistanJPN → TKM+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceTuvaluJPN → TUV+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceUgandaJPN → UGA+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceUruguayJPN → URY+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceUzbekistanJPN → UZB+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceVanuatuJPN → VUT+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceVatican CityJPN → VAT+4Mixed56%Documented bilateral evidenceZambiaJPN → ZMB+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceZimbabweJPN → ZWE+4Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceArgentinaJPN → ARG+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceArmeniaJPN → ARM+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyAzerbaijanJPN → AZE+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyBahrainJPN → BHR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyBelarusJPN → BLR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyCentral African RepublicJPN → CAF+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyGuinea-BissauJPN → GNB+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyIraqJPN → IRQ+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyJordanJPN → JOR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyKuwaitJPN → KWT+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyLebanonJPN → LBN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyNauruJPN → NRU+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceNicaraguaJPN → NIC+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceOmanJPN → OMN+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyQatarJPN → QAT+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlySerbiaJPN → SRB+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyTimor-LesteJPN → TLS+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyTürkiyeJPN → TUR+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyVenezuelaJPN → VEN+2Mixed57%Documented bilateral evidenceYemenJPN → YEM+2Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyIranJPN → IRN0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyMadagascarJPN → MDG0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlySyriaJPN → SYR0Mixed54%Quantitative indicators onlyNorth KoreaJPN → PRK-6Mixed54%Documented bilateral evidenceChinaJPN → CHN-27Competitive95%Broad sourced evidenceRussiaJPN → RUS-34Competitive95%Broad sourced evidenceEvery component begins at zero. Only documented rules and measured thresholds alter the score; unavailable evidence is not converted into a neutral assumption. Gaps below 5 points should not be interpreted as a meaningful ranking.