| Attribute |
 Japan × |  Spain × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 377,915 | 505,370 |
| Continent | Asia | Europe |
| Land area (km²) | 364,485 | 498,980 |
| Water area (km²) | 13,430 | 6,390 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 1952.7 |
| Border countries | - | - Andorra
- France
- Gibraltar
- Morocco
- Portugal
|
| Coastline (km) | 29,751 | 4,964 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 438 | 660 |
| Lowest point (m) | -4 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 3,776 | 3,718 |
| People | | |
| Population | 125,507,472 | 50,015,792 |
| Official languages | Array of values | - Aranese
- Basque
- Castilian Spanish
- Catalan
- Galician
|
| Religion | Shintoism | Roman Catholic |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | - | Kingdom of Spain |
| Short country name | Japan | Spain |
| Long local name | Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku | Reino de Espana |
| Short local name | Nihon/Nippon | Espana |
| Government type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Capital | Tokyo | Madrid |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 5,443,000,000,000 | 1,778,000,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 4,873,000,000,000 | 1,314,000,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 1.7 | 3 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 42,900 | 38,400 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 28 | 23 |
| Labor force | 65,010,000 | 22,750,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 2.9 | 17.2 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 16.1 | 21.1 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 1,714,000,000,000 | 498,100,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 1,885,000,000,000 | 539,000,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 0.92 | 0.92 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 35.2 | 37.9 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -3.5 | -3.1 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 237.6 | 98.4 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 0.5 | 2 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 0.3 | 0.05 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 1.48 | 2.03 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 6,317,000,000,000 | 1,088,000,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 6,317,000,000,000 | 1,088,000,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 13,070,000,000,000 | 2,491,000,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 4,895,000,000,000 | 787,200,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | 196,100,000,000 | 24,740,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 688,900,000,000 | 313,700,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 644,700,000,000 | 338,600,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 1,264,000,000,000 | 69,410,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 3,240,000,000,000 | 2,094,000,000,000 |
| National currency | yen | euros |
| National currency (code) | JPY | EUR |
| National currency (symbol) | ¥ | € |
| National currency rate to USD | 111.1 | 0.885 |