What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between Hungary and Japan?

0 5 year moving average, with Hungary ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary 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 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hungary vs Japan: GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Hungary

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Japan

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Hungary rank

1st

Japan rank

1st

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth over time

Hungary
Japan

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Japan, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.472 5 year moving average	0.3582 5 year moving average	0.1138 5 year moving average	Hungary
2010s	0.6474 5 year moving average	0.5807 5 year moving average	0.0667 5 year moving average	Hungary
2020s	0.9615 5 year moving average	0.9423 5 year moving average	0.0192 5 year moving average	Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 8: decent work and economic growth, Hungary or Japan?: Hungary, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between Hungary and Japan?: 0 5 year moving average, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Japan?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Hungary and Japan rank globally for goal 8: decent work and economic growth?: Hungary ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st 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 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (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 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (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 8 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database