What is the difference in goal 2: zero hunger between Japan and Switzerland?

0 5 year moving average, with Japan ahead.

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

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 Switzerland: GOAL 2: Zero Hunger

Japan

0.8 5 year moving average

in 2023

Switzerland

0.8 5 year moving average

in 2023

Japan rank

7th

Switzerland rank

7th

GOAL 2: Zero Hunger over time

Japan
Switzerland

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.8 5 year moving average against 0.8 5 year moving average in Switzerland, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Switzerland ahead.

Japan ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2662 5 year moving average	0.5592 5 year moving average	0.293 5 year moving average	Switzerland
2010s	0.5785 5 year moving average	0.6929 5 year moving average	0.1144 5 year moving average	Switzerland
2020s	0.8045 5 year moving average	0.825 5 year moving average	0.0205 5 year moving average	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 2: zero hunger, Japan or Switzerland?: Japan, at 0.8 5 year moving average against 0.8 5 year moving average in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 2: zero hunger between Japan and Switzerland?: 0 5 year moving average, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for goal 2: zero hunger?: Japan ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 214 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