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

0 5 year moving average, with Japan ahead.

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

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.

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

Japan

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Norway

1 5 year moving average

in 2023

Japan rank

1st

Norway rank

1st

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth over time

Japan
Norway

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Norway ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Norway	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.3582 5 year moving average	0.4147 5 year moving average	0.0565 5 year moving average	Norway
2010s	0.5807 5 year moving average	0.6201 5 year moving average	0.0394 5 year moving average	Norway
2020s	0.9423 5 year moving average	0.883 5 year moving average	0.0593 5 year moving average	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 8: decent work and economic growth, Japan or Norway?: Japan, at 1 5 year moving average against 1 5 year moving average in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 8: decent work and economic growth between Japan and Norway?: 0 5 year moving average, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for goal 8: decent work and economic growth?: Japan ranks 1st and Norway 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