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

0 5 year moving average, with Japan ahead.

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

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.

Japan vs United States: GOAL 5: Gender Equality

Japan

0.75 5 year moving average

in 2023

United States

0.75 5 year moving average

in 2023

Japan rank

11th

United States rank

11th

GOAL 5: Gender Equality over time

Japan
United States

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.75 5 year moving average against 0.75 5 year moving average in United States, 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 United States ahead.

Japan ranks 11th and United States ranks 11th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.284 5 year moving average	0.4943 5 year moving average	0.2103 5 year moving average	United States
2010s	0.3966 5 year moving average	0.3912 5 year moving average	0.0054 5 year moving average	Japan
2020s	0.7105 5 year moving average	0.6793 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, Japan or United States?: Japan, at 0.75 5 year moving average against 0.75 5 year moving average in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 5: gender equality between Japan and United States?: 0 5 year moving average, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Japan and United States rank globally for goal 5: gender equality?: Japan ranks 11th and United States 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