What is the difference in goal 2: zero hunger between Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?

0 5 year moving average, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?

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 2: Zero Hunger (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Sao Tome and Principe: GOAL 2: Zero Hunger

Japan

0.8 5 year moving average

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

0.8 5 year moving average

in 2023

Japan rank

7th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

7th

GOAL 2: Zero Hunger over time

Japan
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.8 5 year moving average against 0.8 5 year moving average in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Japan ranks 7th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 7th of 215 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2662 5 year moving average	0.5553 5 year moving average	0.2892 5 year moving average	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	0.5785 5 year moving average	0.5446 5 year moving average	0.0339 5 year moving average	Japan
2020s	0.8045 5 year moving average	0.8195 5 year moving average	0.015 5 year moving average	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 2: zero hunger, Japan or Sao Tome and Principe?: Japan, at 0.8 5 year moving average against 0.8 5 year moving average in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 2: zero hunger between Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0 5 year moving average, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sao Tome and Principe?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Japan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for goal 2: zero hunger?: Japan ranks 7th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 7th 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 2: Zero Hunger (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 2: Zero Hunger (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 2 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database