Japan vs Norway: Equal Resource Distribution Index
Japan
0.973
in 2025
Norway
0.986
in 2025
Japan rank
3rd
Norway rank
1st
Equal Resource Distribution Index over time
- Japan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.986 against 0.973 in Japan, a difference of 0.013.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Norway ahead.
Japan ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 1st of 175 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.626 | 0.7188 | 0.0928 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.626 | 0.746 | 0.12 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.646 | 0.746 | 0.1 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.6435 | 0.8088 | 0.1653 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.758 | 0.8047 | 0.0467 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.9365 | 0.972 | 0.0355 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.9722 | 0.973 | 0.0008 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.9737 | 0.985 | 0.0113 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.9734 | 0.985 | 0.0116 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.973 | 0.985 | 0.012 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.973 | 0.985 | 0.012 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.973 | 0.985 | 0.012 | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.973 | 0.9863 | 0.0133 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Japan or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.986 against 0.973 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Japan and Norway?
- 0.013, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Norway rank globally for equal resource distribution index?
- Japan ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 1st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Equal Resource Distribution Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which all social groups benefit from public spending and have equal access to education, healthcare, and the welfare state.