Japan's development indicators
Gross domestic, product per capita: $37,100 (2013)
Life expectancy: 84.46 years
Total fertility rate: 1.4 children per woman
Literacy rate- age 15 and over can read and write: 99%
Population Growth Rate: -0.13% (2014)
Birth Rate: 8.06 births/1,000 population (2014)
Death Rate: 9.38 deaths/1,000 population (2014)
Labor Force: 65.62 million (2014)
Budget Deficit: -8.2% of GDP (2013)
These statistics clearly indicate that Japan is an MEDC. The high literacy rate means that Japanese people value education. It also suggests that Japan is not a farming based society where education would not be so important. Additionally the life expectancy suggest the level of economic development of Japan and the health care there.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
Life expectancy: 84.46 years
Total fertility rate: 1.4 children per woman
Literacy rate- age 15 and over can read and write: 99%
Population Growth Rate: -0.13% (2014)
Birth Rate: 8.06 births/1,000 population (2014)
Death Rate: 9.38 deaths/1,000 population (2014)
Labor Force: 65.62 million (2014)
Budget Deficit: -8.2% of GDP (2013)
These statistics clearly indicate that Japan is an MEDC. The high literacy rate means that Japanese people value education. It also suggests that Japan is not a farming based society where education would not be so important. Additionally the life expectancy suggest the level of economic development of Japan and the health care there.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html