Japan vs Switzerland: Equal resource distribution index
Japan
0.973
in 2025
Switzerland
0.965
in 2025
Japan rank
3rd
Switzerland rank
6th
Equal resource distribution index over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.973 against 0.965 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Switzerland ahead.
Japan ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 6th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 8 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.626 | 0.9 | 0.274 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0.626 | 0.9216 | 0.2956 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.646 | 0.927 | 0.281 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.6435 | 0.927 | 0.2835 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0.758 | 0.9282 | 0.1702 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.9365 | 0.93 | 0.0065 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.9722 | 0.94 | 0.0322 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.9737 | 0.968 | 0.0057 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.9734 | 0.966 | 0.0074 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.973 | 0.968 | 0.005 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.973 | 0.968 | 0.005 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.973 | 0.9672 | 0.0058 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.973 | 0.9653 | 0.0077 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Japan or Switzerland?
- Japan, at 0.973 against 0.965 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.008, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for equal resource distribution index?
- Japan ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 6th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.