What is the difference in goal 5: gender equality between Iceland and Japan?

0 5 year moving average, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland 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 5: Gender Equality (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Japan: GOAL 5: Gender Equality

Iceland

0.75 5 year moving average

in 2023

Japan

0.75 5 year moving average

in 2023

Iceland rank

11th

Japan rank

11th

GOAL 5: Gender Equality over time

Iceland
Japan

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.75 5 year moving average against 0.75 5 year moving average in Japan, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 11th and Japan ranks 11th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.3295 5 year moving average	0.284 5 year moving average	0.0455 5 year moving average	Iceland
2010s	0.2858 5 year moving average	0.3966 5 year moving average	0.1108 5 year moving average	Japan
2020s	0.6793 5 year moving average	0.7105 5 year moving average	0.0312 5 year moving average	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 5: gender equality, Iceland or Japan?: Iceland, at 0.75 5 year moving average against 0.75 5 year moving average in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 5: gender equality between Iceland and Japan?: 0 5 year moving average, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Japan?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Japan rank globally for goal 5: gender equality?: Iceland ranks 11th and Japan ranks 11th 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 5: Gender Equality (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 5: Gender Equality (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 5 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database