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
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

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) – 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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Indicator
Equal Resource Distribution Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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.