Australia vs Japan: Prosperity gap

Australia

1.16

in 2020

Japan

1.2

in 2020

Australia rank

95th

Japan rank

92nd

Prosperity gap over time

Japan currently reports 1.2 against 1.16 in Australia, a difference of 0.044.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 95th and Japan ranks 92nd of 120 countries.

Indicator: Prosperity gap
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average factor by which incomes need to be multiplied to bring everyone to the prosperity standard of $28 per person per day.