What is the difference in goal 11: sustainable cities and communities between Australia and Japan?

0 5 year moving average, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Japan: GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Australia

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Japan

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Australia rank

1st

Japan rank

1st

GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities over time

Australia
Japan

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Japan, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 215 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0833 5 year moving average	0.4167 5 year moving average	0.3333 5 year moving average	Japan
2010s	0.6632 5 year moving average	0.6632 5 year moving average	0 5 year moving average	—
2020s	0.8473 5 year moving average	0.9285 5 year moving average	0.0812 5 year moving average	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 11: sustainable cities and communities, Australia or Japan?: Australia, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 11: sustainable cities and communities between Australia and Japan?: 0 5 year moving average, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Australia and Japan rank globally for goal 11: sustainable cities and communities?: Australia ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 11 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database