What is the difference in goal 6: clean water and sanitation between India and Japan?

0 5 year moving average, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India 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 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Japan: GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

India

0.714 5 year moving average

in 2023

Japan

0.714 5 year moving average

in 2023

India rank

156th

Japan rank

156th

GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation over time

India
Japan

How they compare

India currently reports 0.714 5 year moving average against 0.714 5 year moving average in Japan, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was India ahead.

India ranks 156th and Japan ranks 156th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1 5 year moving average	0.75 5 year moving average	0.25 5 year moving average	India
2010s	0.9266 5 year moving average	0.6666 5 year moving average	0.26 5 year moving average	India
2020s	0.8972 5 year moving average	0.7617 5 year moving average	0.1355 5 year moving average	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 6: clean water and sanitation, India or Japan?: India, at 0.714 5 year moving average against 0.714 5 year moving average in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 6: clean water and sanitation between India and Japan?: 0 5 year moving average, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do India and Japan rank globally for goal 6: clean water and sanitation?: India ranks 156th and Japan ranks 156th 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 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (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 6: Clean Water and Sanitation (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 6 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database