South Korea.... or Japan?

South Korea's GDP per capita is 30th in the world. Meanwhile, Japan ranks 36th.

South Korea's HDI was 0.929, while Japan's was 0.920.

Japan had a freedom index of 77, while South Korea's was 67.

91% guessed Japan while 85% guessed South Korea.

South Korea's passport was joint 6th, with 174 visitable nations. Japan had 173.

Japan had $6.2 billion, while South Korea ranked at $1.8 billion.

Out of the 119 ranked countries, South Korea was 88th, while Japan ranked at the bottom at 118th.

Japan ranks higher than South Korea in both male (15th and 22nd) and female (7th and 9th).

Japan adopted it's flag in 1870, while South Korea adopted it's flag in 1883.

According to Wikipedia, Japan has 430 inhabited islands while South Korea has 2876 inhabited islands.

The first known empire in Korea was founded in 2333 BC while the first known empire in Japan was formed around 600 BC.

Both countries have a very low rate of homelessness, but Japan has a slightly lower rate of 0.2 people per 10000, while South Korea has 1.7 people per 10000.

South Korea has a mean download speed of 172.53 mbps to Japan's 139.53 mbps.

South Korea has 1 such city (Seoul) while Japan has 4 (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka).

According to the ITU, South Korea's access rate is 97.4% while Japan has a rate of 84.9%.